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Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

Granted South Downs National Park 26/00289/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from student accommodation (Sui Generis) to create 51no. short stay accommodation units with associated car parking and hard and soft landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 26/00289/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00289/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Permit
Decision
Granted As published: PERMIT
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Chichester North
Parish
Chichester
Decision by
Committee Decision

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.

  • 26/01622/TPA Awaiting decision

    Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    Crown lift eastern sectors by up to 4m (above ground level) and reduce eastern sectors by 2m (to create a gap with building line) on 3 no. Common Lime trees and 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1). Fell 1 no. Lime tree (T2) and 1 no. Holm Oak tree (T4). Removal of 1 no. eastern limb (growing towards approved building) on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T3). Crown lift western sectors by up to 4m (above ground level) on 4 no. Common Lime trees and 1 no. Sycamore tree (T7). All within Group, G1 subject to CC/08/00021/TPO.

    Submitted 21 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01534/DOC Granted

    Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    Discharge of condition 4 (construction management plan) from planning permission CC/26/00289/FUL.

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 25/02566/FUL Granted

    Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    Replacement of all existing single-glazed windows with double-glazed uPVC and timber windows.

    Decided 10 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 23 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: PERMIT

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01534/DOC Granted

    Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    Discharge of condition 4 (construction management plan) from planning permission CC/26/00289/FUL.

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

ECE Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Worthing

Active · incorporated 2011 · Worthing

218 applications on PlanIndex · across 22 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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

284 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Downs National Park granted permission on 23 April 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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  • Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    26/00289/FUL Submitted 3 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use from student accommodation (Sui Generis) to create 51no. short stay accommodation units with associated car parking and hard and soft landscaping.

    Granted Full applications 280 docs

  • Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    25/02566/FUL Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement of all existing single-glazed windows with double-glazed uPVC and timber windows.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 92 docs

  • Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    25/02566/FUL Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement of all existing single-glazed windows with double-glazed uPVC and timber windows.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 92 docs

  • Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex

    26/01622/TPA Submitted 21 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Crown lift eastern sectors by up to 4m (above ground level) and reduce eastern sectors by 2m (to create a gap with building line) on 3 no. Common Lime trees and 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1). Fell 1 no. Lime tree (T2) and 1 no. Holm Oak tree (T4). Removal of 1 no. eastern limb (growing towards approved building) on 1 no. Sycamore tree (T3). Crown lift western sectors by up to 4m (above ground level) on 4 no. Common Lime trees and 1 no. Sycamore tree (T7). All within Group, G1 subject to CC/08/00021/TPO.

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

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    25/02837/FUL Submitted 24 Nov 2025 100 yards away

    Two storey rear extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 27 docs

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