Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LL

1. 16 Oct 2025

   Received by South Downs National Park

2. 4 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: WITHDRAWN

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before South Downs National Park decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1LL

  25/02477/PA3MA Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  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.

  Withdrawn Prior approval New dwelling 13 docs

• Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TP

  26/01331/PA3MA Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Prior Approval for change of use from Class E (office use) to 3 no. Class C3 (residential flats)

  Awaiting decision Prior approval New dwelling 12 docs

• Ambassador House Crane Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1TP

  26/01331/PA3MA Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug

  Prior Approval for change of use from Class E (office use) to 4 no. Class C3 (residential flats)

  Awaiting decision New dwelling 12 docs

• 2 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BU

  26/00245/LBC Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated internal works.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  Domestic

• 2 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BU

  26/00244/FUL Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated internal works.

  Refused Full applications 29 docs
  Domestic

• 2 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BU

  26/00245/LBC Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Change use from office (Use Class E(g)(i)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated internal works.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  Domestic

• 26/02033/PA3Q Awaiting decision

  Richardsons Nursery Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX

  Class Q(c) Application for Prior Approval - Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 3 no. Dwellings (C3 Use Class).

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01860/PNO Granted

  Coombers Barn Farm Birdham Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX

  Excavation to create 2 no. ponds and 3 no. ditches for agricultural purposes.

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01642/PA1A Granted

  31 Armadale Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 7NR

  Single storey extension to the rear (a) rear extension - 4m (b) maximum height - 3.1m (c) height of eaves - 2.7m with side access via shared footpath

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01584/PA3MA Granted

  77C And 77D St Pancras Chichester West Sussex PO19 7LS

  Change of use of part of a building from a use within Class E of the Use Classes Order (as amended) to a use within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Order

  Received 16 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/01961/PA3R Awaiting decision

  Crouchlands Farm Rickmans Lane Plaistow Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 0LE

  Prior approval - change of use of an existing agricultural building and associated land from agricultural use to a flexible commercial use within Class B8 (storage and distribution).

  Received 8 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Prior approval