Planning application
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Existing lawful development certificate to confirm that lawful, material operations have been carried out at the site that comprise lawful implentation of the development permitted under planning permission O/24/02520/OUT through the construction of phase 1A of the authorised development and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/00068/ELD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00068/ELD
- Type
- Existing Lawful Development
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- North Mundham And Tangmere
- Parish
- Oving
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 1EJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 12 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 3 refused.
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26/00946/DOC Awaiting decision
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of conditions 2 (CEMP) ,3 (Site Level), 7 (Building Materials) and 14 (SUDs) to planning permission 24/02520/OUT.
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26/00668/DOC Refused
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of conditions 4 (surface water) and 14 (SUDS maintenance and management) of permission 24/02520/OUT.
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26/00654/DOC Refused
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 2 (lighting) from planning permission O/24/00754/REM
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26/00655/DOC Refused
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 12 (lighting) from planning permission O/24/02520/OUT
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26/00483/DOC Granted
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Part discharge of condition 6 (ecological enhancements) for the hotel phase only from planning permission O/24/02520/OUT.
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26/00351/DOC Awaiting decision
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 7 (materials) from planning permssion O/24/02520/OUT
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26/00017/DOC Awaiting decision
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Partial discharge (hotel phase only) of Condition 9 (Noise Mitigation and Management Scheme) and full discharge of Condition 10 (scheme of building envelope design and acoustic performance) of Outline Permission O/24/02520/OUT.
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25/03027/DOC Granted
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 13 (air quality assessment) from planning permission 24/02520/OUT in respect of hotel element of the development.
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25/02923/DOC Awaiting decision
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Part discharge of Condition 2 (CEMP) of outline planning permission O/24/02520/OUT relating to hotel site.
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25/02877/DOC Awaiting decision
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Discharge of condition 5 (Energy Strategy) of permission 24/02520/OUT.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 March 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
James Smith (Planning Law Services) Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Thame
Active · incorporated 2011 · Thame
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Existing lawful development certificate to confirm that lawful, material operations have been carried out at the site that comprise lawful implentation of the development permitted under planning permission O/24/02520/OUT through the construction of phase 1A of the authorised development and associated works.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs -
Plot B2 Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
92% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec
Variation of Condition 1 (decided plans) on reserved matters approval (O/24/00771/REM) pursuant to outline planning permission O/23/02329/OUT to enable minor elevation amendments, changes to main entrance gate and the addition of a new pedestrian gate for Class B1(c)/B2/B8 floorspace (with ancillary trade counter) on Plot B2.
Awaiting decision Reserved matters 12 docs -
Plot B2 Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
92% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec
Variation of Condition 1 (decided plans) on reserved matters approval (O/24/00771/REM) pursuant to outline planning permission O/23/02329/OUT to enable minor elevation amendments, changes to main entrance gate and the addition of a new pedestrian gate for Class B1(c)/B2/B8 floorspace (with ancillary trade counter) on Plot B2.
Awaiting decision Reserved matters 12 docs -
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
Partial discharge (hotel phase only) of Condition 9 (Noise Mitigation and Management Scheme) and full discharge of Condition 10 (scheme of building envelope design and acoustic performance) of Outline Permission O/24/02520/OUT.
Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs -
Former Fuel Depot Bognor Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1EJ
92% historically approved · decision due ~2 Mar
Partial discharge (hotel phase only) of Condition 9 (Noise Mitigation and Management Scheme) and full discharge of Condition 10 (scheme of building envelope design and acoustic performance) of Outline Permission O/24/02520/OUT.
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
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