Planning application
Sonatine 44 Keynor Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of 2 no. agricultural buildings to 1 no. dwelling with garage/storage and associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/00853/PA3Q
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00853/PA3Q
- Type
- Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Sidlesham With Selsey North
- Parish
- Sidlesham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 7NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Chichester
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Chichester took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Smith Simmons & Partners Ltd Agent, registered in Chichester
Active · incorporated 2017 · Chichester
177 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
- NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS
- DEED OF UNDERTAKING 15/05/2026
- SIDLESHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- WSCC ? HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY UNIT
- COASTAL PARTNERS
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING OUTBUILDING 1 PLANS
- PROPOSED SITE AND ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED OUTBUILDING 1 PLANS
- PROPOSED OUTBUILDING 1 ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
- PROPOSED OUTBUILDING 2 PLANS
- EXISTING OUTBUILDING 1 ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
- EXISTING OUTBUILDING 2 PLANS
- EXISTING OUTBUILDING 2 ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
- STRUCTURAL INSPECTION - OUTBUILDING 1
- STRUCTURAL INSPECTION - OUTBUILDING 2
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Chichester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Chichester decided prior approval applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Sonatine 44 Keynor Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NG
Prior approval for change of use of 2 no. agricultural buildings to 1 no. dwelling with garage/storage and associated works
Awaiting decision Prior approval 23 docsDomestic -
Sonatine 44 Keynor Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7NG
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2 no. detached dwellings and associated works (alternative to approval refs: SI/26/00853/PA3Q & SI/24/00304/PA3Q).
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Reduce height by 4m, reduce north and south sectors by 3m, reduce east sector by 6-7m, reduce west sector by 4m, crown raise by up to 5m (above ground level), crown thin by 10-15% and remove 1 no. lowest lateral limb on the northern sector, (overhanging Keynor Lane) on 1 no. Poplar tree (T1) subject to SI/86/00938/TPO.
Granted Trees 10 docs -
Land North Of 36 Chalk Lane Sidlesham West Sussex PO20 7LW
Reduce height by 4m, reduce north and south sectors by 3m, reduce east sector by 6-7m, reduce west sector by 4m, crown raise by up to 5m (above ground level), crown thin by 10-15% and remove 1 no. lowest lateral limb on the northern sector, (overhanging Keynor Lane) on 1 no. Poplar tree (T1) subject to SI/86/00938/TPO.
Granted Trees 10 docs -
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Land South Of 37 Chalk Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LW
Change of use of existing barn to a dwelling and associated works.
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