Planning application
Land South Of Hillands Farm Batchmere Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Existing lawful development certificate for the equestrian use of land for the breeding, keeping and training of horses.
As published by the council, reference 26/01169/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01169/ELD
- Status
- Permit
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- Birdham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 7LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 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 7 July 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- VETERINARY SERVICES LETTER 12/07/2026
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LETTER
- AGENT EMAIL 05/07/2026
- AGENT EMAIL 05/07/2026
- BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- COVER LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT - APPENDICES
Trade members open them from here.
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's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Chichester's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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