Planning application
Woodlands Retreat Hambrook Hill South Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8UJ
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Retrospective (Section 73a) application for the use of land as a single travelling showperson's plot.
As published by the council, reference 26/00597/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00597/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Application Permitted with S106(PER106)
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Southbourne
- Parish
- Southbourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO18 8UJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Chichester
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Sep 2026
Decision issued
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14 Sep 2026
Status changed to Application Permitted with S106(PER106)
Previously Pending Decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Enforcement: 21/00323/CONMHC (DC Application Submitted)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- AGENT COVER EMAIL TO OFFICER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SUBMITTED 09.07.2026
- DRAFT SECTION 106 AGREEMENT
- PROPOSED CYCLE STORAGE SHED
- OUTDOOR LIGHTING: BAKER SERIES DARK SKY BULKHEAD DATA SHEET SPECIFICATION
- SITE DEVELOPMENT SCHEME
- OUTDOOR LIGHTING: BRADLEY SERIES LED BOLLARD LIGHT DATA SHEET SPECIFICATIONS
- SITE SUITABILITY STATEMENT 09.07.2026
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- CYCLE SHED DETAILS
- NITRATE MITIGATION STRATEGY REPORT
- AGENT EMAIL TO OFFICER 22.05.2026
- EXTENSION OF TIME LETTER 15/05/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- HIGHWAYS COMMENT
- COAST PROTECTION AND LAND DRAINAGE COASTAL PARTNERS
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT ? SCREENING MATRIX
- HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT (HRA) SCREENING MATRIX AND APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT STATEMENT
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- NE NUTRIENT NEUTRALITY BUDGET CALCULATOR
- EMAIL FROM AGENT - 20.03.26
- EXISTING SITE PHOTOGRAPHS AND KEY PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- APPLICANTS COVER LETTER/ TRAVELLING SHOWMAN HERITAGE STATEMENT
- VARIOUS STATEMENTS
- COVER LETTER / PLANNING STATEMENT
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