Planning application
Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TP
Works: New dwelling
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 from Class E (office use) to 4 no. Class C3 (residential flats)
As published by the council, reference 26/01331/PA3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01331/PA3MA
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 1TP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Chichester
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 August 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
12 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Chichester for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Chichester is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LL
Prior Approval - proposed change of use from Class E (office use) to Class C3 (residential flats) under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). 4 no. Net increase in dwellinghouses.
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Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LL
Prior Approval - proposed change of use from Class E (office use) to Class C3 (residential flats) under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). 4 no. Net increase in dwellinghouses.
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Change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated internal works.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 16 docsDomestic