Planning application
19 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 1ES
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of Ground Floor and First Floor from Use Class E to Sui Generis (Retro Gaming Lounge)
As published by the council, reference 25/03082/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03082/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 1ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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25/02688/ADV Refused
19 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 1ES
1. no fascia sign and 1. no hanging sign
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25/02065/FUL Refused
19 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 1ES
Change of use of part of ground floor and first floor from Use Class E to Sui Generis (Retro Gaming Lounge).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by South Downs National Park
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18 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: 25/02065/FUL (Refuse)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ferio Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Berkhamsted
Active · incorporated 2023 · Berkhamsted
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 62% granted
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See their track recordROR Chichester Ltd Applicant, registered in Chichester
Active · incorporated 2025 · Chichester
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
- AGENT EMAIL 18/02/2026
- OFFICER EMAIL TO AGENT 17.02.2026
- AGENT EMAIL 16/02/2026
- AGENT EMAIL 17/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 13/02/2026
- MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 06/02/2026
- AGENT EMAIL 05/02/2026
- DRAFT CDC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMENTS 04.02.26
- CORRESPONDENCE FROM CCLR VIVIAN 20.01.26
- OFFICER EMAIL 04/02/2026
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL 29.01.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT 27.01.26
- EMAIL TO CLLR VIVIAN 22/1/26 - MEETING DETAILS
- REPLY TO CLLR VIVIAN - CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE ASSESSMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT 17.01.26
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- CDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- SITE NOTICES (DATED 12.01.2026)
- EMAIL TO AGENT - CURRENT APPLICATION STATUS
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN. PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN. EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT (INC DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT(
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Downs National Park granted permission on 18 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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