Planning application
Copperfields Crooked Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Dropped kerb, new driveway with associated landscape works.
As published by the council, reference 25/02702/DOM
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02702/DOM
- Type
- Domestic Application (Householder)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- Birdham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 7HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by South Downs National Park
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2 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 February 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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