Planning application
Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex
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: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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26/01534/DOC Awaiting decision
Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex
Discharge of condition 4 (construction management plan) from planning permission CC/26/00289/FUL.
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25/02566/FUL Awaiting decision
Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex
Replacement of all existing single-glazed windows with double-glazed uPVC and timber windows.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01534/DOC Awaiting decision
Pinewood House Answorth Close Chichester West Sussex
Discharge of condition 4 (construction management plan) from planning permission CC/26/00289/FUL.
Who's behind it
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ECE Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Worthing
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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.
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