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Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY

Awaiting decision Chichester 26/01425/FUL Full applications

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Proposal

14 no. dwellings (4 x affordable 10 x market), replacement commercial (class E) building, new and altered access and associated works. Variation of conditions 6 (Acoustic Mitigation), 7 (BNG) and 9 (Surface water drainage) from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL - Amendments to conditioning details.

As published by the council, reference 26/01425/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01425/FUL
Category
Full applications
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7BY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Chichester register

This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01632/OBG Awaiting decision

    Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY

    Deed of Variation to the Section 106 Agreement from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL to vary the timeframe for submission of the affordable housing provider and highway works scheme.

    Submitted 17 Jul 2026
  • 26/01630/OBG Awaiting decision

    Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY

    Discharge of Section 106 obligation set out within Schedule 1, Part 2, Clause 5.1 from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL.

    Submitted 17 Jul 2026
  • 26/01558/DOC Split decision

    Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY

    Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 4 (remediation scheme), 5 (construction and environmental management plan), 6 (acoustic mitigation measures), 7 (biodiversity net gain), 9 (surface water drainage network) and 16 (noise) from Planning Permission BI/23/00067/FUL.

    Decided 26 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01426/DOC Refused

    Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of Planning Permission BI/23/00067/FUL.

    Decided 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01291/DOC Awaiting decision

    Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Levels), 4 (Remediation Scheme) and 5 (CEMP) of permission 23/00067/FUL.

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by Chichester

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/00067/FUL (Application Permitted with S106(PER106))

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Inception Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hook

Active · incorporated 2008 · Hook

137 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 70% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

  • WEST SUSSEX FIRE & RESCUE - HYDRANT CONDITION Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2026
  • CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY Consultee Comment · 18 Aug 2026
  • CDC ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 07 Aug 2026
  • FIRE OFFICER COMMENT Consultee Comment · 03 Aug 2026
  • SITE NOTICE PHOTOGRAPH Photograph · 30 Jul 2026
  • CDC LANDSCAPE OFFICER Consultee Comment · 29 Jul 2026
  • NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026
  • BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL COMMENT Parish Comments · 22 Jul 2026
  • CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026
  • WSCC HIGHWAYS 16.07.2026 Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026
  • HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT - SCREENING MATRIX Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026
  • SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Comment · 09 Jul 2026
  • CDC CONSERVATION & DESIGN Consultee Comment · 09 Jul 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 08/07/2026 Consultee Comment · 08 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 30 Jun 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Application Documents · 30 Jun 2026

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What 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 full applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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