Planning application
Layby South Of Birdham Stores Main Road Birdham West Sussex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 257 application for the diversion of a public right of way running east to west to the east of main road birdham.
As published by the council, reference 26/00390/PROW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00390/PROW
- Type
- Public Right Of Way Diversion
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- Birdham
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 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 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
9 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's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on South Downs National Park's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.