Planning application
House Of Fraser St Georges House 12 - 18 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QG
Works: New dwelling Demolition
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Proposal
Redevelopment of the former House of Fraser site comprising the creation of four commercial units (Use Class E) along the West Street frontage; demolition of existing buildings to the rear of the site; and the erection of a residential building of up to six storeys (Use Class C3), including the change of use of the upper floors of the retained department store buildings to residential use, the change of use of retained ground floor buildings along Tower Street to residential use, creating in total 87 residential apartments, and the conversion of a storage building on Tower Street to two townhouses (Use Class C3) (overall site total of 89 residential units), together with internal and external alterations, and associated hard and soft landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/00407/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00407/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 1QG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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17 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 May 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.
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CPC Limited Agent, registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2007 · Glasgow
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57 documents on file for this application
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