Planning application
1 Pool House Lock Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement retaining sea wall realigned landwards.
As published by the council, reference 25/02546/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02546/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- Birdham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 7BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by South Downs National Park
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23 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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JRB Environmental Ltd Agent
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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22 documents on file for this application
- UPDATED HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT - SCREENING MATRIX AND APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT STATEMENT
- NATURAL ENGLAND 09.02.2026
- EXTENSION OF TIME FORM 6/2/26
- EXTENSION OF TIME FORM 6/2/26
- CHICHESTER HARBOUR CONSERVANCY 05/02/2026
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH NATURAL ENGLAND 28/01/2026
- HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT 04/02/2026
- HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT 04/02/2026
- BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- SITE NOTICE
- THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY UNIT
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- TOPOGRAPHICAL
- CROSS SECTION - RETAINING WALL
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT INCL FRA AND SUSTAINABILITY
- CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN EXEMPTION STATEMENT
- AONB IMPACT STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Downs National Park granted permission on 19 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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