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118 Batchmere Road Almodington Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LE

Granted South Downs National Park 25/02854/PA11B Prior Approval P11 Demolition

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of agricultural buildings - western greenhouses.

As published by the council, reference 25/02854/PA11B

Application record

Reference
25/02854/PA11B
Type
Prior Approval P11 Demolition
Status
NOPA - No Description
Decision
Granted As published: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED
Received
25 Nov 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Decided
23 Dec 2025
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Earnley
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7LE

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00294/PA3Q Withdrawn

    118 Batchmere Road Almodington Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LE

    Change of use of agricultural building to 6 no dwellings (C3 use class).

    Decided 30 Mar 2026 Prior approval
  • 25/02368/PA11B Granted

    118 Batchmere Road Almodington Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LE

    Demolition of agricultural buildings.

    Decided 29 Oct 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2025

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

  • HRA SCREENING MATRIX Application Documents · 22 Dec 2025
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 18 Dec 2025
  • EARNLEY PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 17 Dec 2025
  • HIGHWAYS, WSCC Consultee Comment · 16 Dec 2025
  • COVERING LETTER Application Documents · 26 Nov 2025
  • SITE NOTICE Application Documents · 26 Nov 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Plan - Decided · 26 Nov 2025
  • SUBMISSION EMAIL Correspondence · 26 Nov 2025

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What this grant of permission means

South Downs National Park granted permission on 23 December 2025, 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.

About prior approval applications

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.

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