Planning application
County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed handrails and gates to goods entrance on north elevation and external and internal security cameras with associated signage.
As published by the council, reference 25/03050/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03050/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 1QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02009/TCA Awaiting decision
County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ
Notification of intention to crown reduce back to previous pruning points and install cobra bracing between both codominant stems at approx. 10m (above ground level) on 1 no. Alnus tree (0UJM).
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26/00123/LBC Granted
County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ
Rewire and lighting upgrade to first floor, internal carpet replacement, decorations and wire containment/boxing.
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25/03051/LBC Granted
County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ
Proposed handrails and gates to goods entrance on north elevation and external and internal security cameras with associated signage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by South Downs National Park
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/03051/LBC (Permit)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ian Wightman Ltd Agent, registered in Petersfield
Active · incorporated 2020 · Petersfield
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- AGENT EMAIL 24/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- SITE NOTICE PHOTOGRAPHS
- CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL 14.01.26
- HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT - SCREENING MATRIX
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GOODS ENTRANCE DETAILED PLAN AND ELEVATION
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING GOODS ENTRANCE DETAILED PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Downs National Park granted permission on 25 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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