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Pool House And BYC House Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex PO20 7BB

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 25/02357/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes

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Proposal

Demolition of existing building containing 3 no. flat (Pool House). Removal of 1 no. flat from the first floor of existing BYC House retaining the commercial unit, and the construction of 2 no. buildings (Harbour House and New Pool House) comprising 4 no. replacement flats and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 25/02357/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/02357/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7BB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 10 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 December 2025, 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

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Smith Simmons & Partners Ltd Agent, registered in Chichester

Active · incorporated 2017 · Chichester

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Documents

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46 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 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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