Planning application
Rithe House Harbour Way Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a garden building.
As published by the council, reference 26/00472/PLD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00472/PLD
- Type
- Proposed Lawful Development
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- Granted As published: PERMIT
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Harbour Villages
- Parish
- Chidham & Hambrook
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PO18 8TG
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00177/HRA Awaiting decision
Rithe House Harbour Way Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TG
Regulation 77 application prior to the submission of an application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development: garden building.
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25/02113/DOM Granted
Rithe House Harbour Way Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8TG
1 no. Garage/boat store/garden store.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 May 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Douglas Briggs Partnership Agent, registered in Chichester
Active · incorporated 2002 · Chichester
43 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 96% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Downs National Park granted permission on 7 May 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.
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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Regulation 77 application prior to the submission of an application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development: garden building.
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