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County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ

Granted South Downs National Park 25/03050/FUL Full Application

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.

  • 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).

    Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 22 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: PERMIT

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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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Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

  • AGENT EMAIL 24/02/2026 Correspondence · 25 Feb 2026
  • PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment · 13 Feb 2026
  • SITE NOTICE PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph · 16 Jan 2026
  • CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL 14.01.26 Consultee Comment · 15 Jan 2026
  • HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT - SCREENING MATRIX Application Documents · 09 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Decided · 05 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED GOODS ENTRANCE DETAILED PLAN AND ELEVATION Plan - Decided · 05 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 05 Jan 2026
  • EXISTING GOODS ENTRANCE DETAILED PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Plan - Under Consideration · 05 Jan 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 23 Dec 2025
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan - Decided · 23 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED SITE BLOCK PLAN Plan - Decided · 23 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 23 Dec 2025
  • PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan - Decided · 23 Dec 2025
  • EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plan - Decided · 23 Dec 2025
  • DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Documents · 23 Dec 2025

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What 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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