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Lower Wadeway Chichester Road Selsey Chichester West Sussex PO20 9ED

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/00362/ELD Existing Lawful Development

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Proposal

Existing lawful development certificate for use of building as art studio, domestic workspace, and private entertainment area.

As published by the council, reference 26/00362/ELD

Application record

Reference
26/00362/ELD
Type
Existing Lawful Development
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Sidlesham With Selsey North
Parish
Selsey
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 9ED

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 April 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.

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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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 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.

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