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St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/01625/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Extension to existing main hospital building with temporary mobile units, a link corridor and lift to create 2 no. theatres and associated accommodation including recovery rooms and anaesthetic rooms.

As published by the council, reference 26/01625/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01625/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Chichester North
Parish
Chichester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO19 6SE

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00992/PA11B Awaiting decision

    St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

    Demolition of existing mortuary building.

    Decided 29 May 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00968/FUL Granted

    St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

    Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    South Downs National Park took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Forward Planning and Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol

Active · incorporated 2014 · Bristol

53 applications on PlanIndex · across 20 councils · 84% granted

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Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with South Downs National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Downs National Park decided full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

    26/00968/FUL Submitted 28 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.

    Granted Full applications 66 docs

  • St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

    26/00992/PA11B Submitted 1 May 2026 100 yards away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun

    Demolition of existing mortuary building.

    Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 16 docs

  • St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

    26/00992/PA11B Submitted 1 May 2026 100 yards away

    Demolition of existing mortuary building.

    Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 16 docs

  • Bewick Gardens Chichester West Sussex

    25/02957/TPA Submitted 12 Dec 2025 150 yards away

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  • Bewick Gardens Chichester West Sussex

    25/02957/TPA Submitted 12 Dec 2025 150 yards away

    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

  • St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE

    26/00968/FUL Submitted 28 Apr 2026 200 yards away

    Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.

    Granted Full applications 66 docs

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