Planning application
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing mortuary building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00992/PA11B
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00992/PA11B
- Type
- Prior Approval P11 Demolition
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Chichester North
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 6SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Chichester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00968/FUL Granted
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Chichester
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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
Crowther Associates Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL 26.05.2026
- WSCC HIGHWAYS
- THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY COMMETNS
- HRA SCREENING
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION RESPONSE
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING WEST AND EAST ELEVATIONS
- THE LOCATION PLAN AND SITE- BLOCK PLAN
- APPLICATION COVERING LETTER
- DEMOLITION GA PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING NORTH AND SOUTH SECTIONAL B-B ELEVATIONS
- NORTH AND SOUTH SECTIONAL B-B DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS
- WEST AND EAST SECTIONAL DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS
- DISPLAYED DEMOLITION SITE NOTICE 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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St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Demolition of existing mortuary building.
Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 16 docs -
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Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.
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78% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov
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Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.
Granted Full applications 66 docs -
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Granted Trees 13 docs -
Bewick Gardens Chichester West Sussex
Crown lift by up to 2.5m (above ground level) and reduce 5 no. limbs by 1m on north sector (to create a 0.5m clearance from lamp column) on 1 no. Cherry tree (T1), crown lift by up to 2.5m (above ground level) on north sector on 1 no. Indian Bean tree (T2), remove lower sucker/epicormic growth from base on 5 no. Lime trees (quoted as T007-T011) within Group, G1. All 7 no. trees are subject to CC/00/00334/TPO.
Granted Trees 11 docs
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