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Willowdene Nursery Fletchers Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QG

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/00111/PA3Q Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3

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Proposal

Prior Approval of Proposed Change of Use of an existing agricultural building to 1 no' dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), and for associated operational development, under Part 3, Class Q(c) of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) which was amended by Statutory Instrument 2024 No. 579 which came into effect on 21st May 2024.

As published by the council, reference 26/00111/PA3Q

Application record

Reference
26/00111/PA3Q
Type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Status
Unknown
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Decided
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Sidlesham With Selsey North
Parish
Sidlesham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7QG

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/02845/ELD Granted

    Willowdene Nursery Fletchers Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7QG

    Erection and subsequent extension of agricultural building.

    Decided 13 Jan 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Decision issued

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

  • UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING DATED 26TH FEBRUARY 2026 Legal Agreement · 12 Mar 2026
  • OFFICER EMAIL TO AGENT 26.02.2026 Correspondence · 27 Feb 2026
  • WSCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 17 Feb 2026
  • SIDLESHAM PARISH COUNCIL Parish Comments · 12 Feb 2026
  • CDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 09 Feb 2026
  • HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT 30/01/2026 Other · 03 Feb 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Plan - Under Consideration · 19 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 19 Jan 2026
  • BLOCK PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 19 Jan 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Plan - Under Consideration · 19 Jan 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Plan - Under Consideration · 19 Jan 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT JAN 2026 16.01.26 Application Form · 19 Jan 2026

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What 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 prior approval applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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