Planning application
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application under s73a for amendment to O/23/02043/FUL for change of use of land for the extension of existing site, retention/storage of agricultural workers accommodation (totalling 71 no. caravans) year round with no change to permitted seasonal occupation (Site B) - variation of condition 6 to increase the number of caravans from 71 to 80.
As published by the council, reference 26/00454/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00454/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- PERMIT
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- North Mundham And Tangmere
- Parish
- Oving
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO20 2DX
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.
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26/01463/DOC Awaiting decision
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of conditions 3 (landscape buffer), 4 (updated water vole activity survey), 5 (water vole mitigation strategy), 6 (badger survey), 7 (landscaping strategy) and 8 (bat box) from Planning Permission 25/00131/FUL.
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25/02594/DOC Granted
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of Condition 5 (Sustainable Design Strategy) of Planning Permission O/22/01500/FUL.
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25/02234/DOC Granted
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of Conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (archaeology), 6 (hedgerow protection), 10 (external lighting), 11 (litter strategy) and 12 (landscape management plan) of planning permission O/22/01500/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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South Downs National Park granted permission on 11 June 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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Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Retrospective application under s73a for amendment to O/23/02043/FUL for change of use of land for the extension of existing site, retention/storage of agricultural workers accommodation (totalling 71 no. caravans) year round with no change to permitted seasonal occupation (Site B) - variation of condition 6 to increase the number of caravans from 71 to 80.
Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs -
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of Conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (archaeology), 6 (hedgerow protection), 10 (external lighting), 11 (litter strategy) and 12 (landscape management plan) of planning permission O/22/01500/FUL.
Granted Conditions Trees 29 docs -
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
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Discharge of conditions 3 (landscape buffer), 4 (updated water vole activity survey), 5 (water vole mitigation strategy), 6 (badger survey), 7 (landscaping strategy) and 8 (bat box) from Planning Permission 25/00131/FUL.
Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs -
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of Conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (archaeology), 6 (hedgerow protection), 10 (external lighting), 11 (litter strategy) and 12 (landscape management plan) of planning permission O/22/01500/FUL.
Granted Conditions Trees 29 docs -
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of conditions 3 (landscape buffer), 4 (updated water vole activity survey), 5 (water vole mitigation strategy), 6 (badger survey), 7 (landscaping strategy) and 8 (bat box) from Planning Permission 25/00131/FUL.
Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs -
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Discharge of Condition 5 (Sustainable Design Strategy) of Planning Permission O/22/01500/FUL.
Granted Conditions 8 docs
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