Planning application
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing and construction of new quartermaster store.
As published by the council, reference 26/00479/EIA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00479/EIA
- Type
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Southbourne
- Parish
- West Thorney
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO10 8DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 16 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01827/DOC Awaiting decision
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
This discharge of condition 8 (surface water drainage) from planning application 26/00503/FUL
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26/01346/DOC Awaiting decision
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Part Discharge of Condition 6 (surface water drainage) and Condition 18 (surface water drainage management and maintenance) from planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA (relating to Site 3 only).
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26/01261/DOC Awaiting decision
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Discharge of condition 31 (Tree planting details) from non-material amendment application WT/25/02255/NMA.
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26/01248/NMA Awaiting decision
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Non-material amendment to planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA - to amend the wording of Condition 6 to reference the updated drainage layout for Site 3 and minor amendments to the approved layout, fenestration and internal arrangements at Site 3, and amendments to the wording of Condition 8 to include the updated Tree Protection Plans (TPPs) for Site 2 and Site 3.
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26/01069/PLD Granted
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Siting of a storage container, erection of a cleaning area structure and associated hardstanding.
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26/00806/DOC Granted
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Discharge of Condition 9 (schedule of materials) from planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA (Sites 2 and 3 only).
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26/00513/EIA Decided
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for proposed development comprising of changing room facilities, mess extension and new office building.
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26/00503/FUL Awaiting decision
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Erection of 1 no. changing facility, a single storey extension to existing mess and erection of 1 no. office building, together with associated plant, photovoltaic panels, hard and soft landscaping.
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25/02918/DOC Awaiting decision
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Discharge of Condition 4 (CEMP) of planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA.
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25/02823/PRELSP Decided
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
The formation of additional changing facilities, mess extension, new office building, proposed storage container and cleaning area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 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 6 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
4 documents on file for this application
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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 outline applications
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Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Demolition of existing and construction of new quartermaster store.
Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 12 docs -
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
92% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug
Discharge of condition 31 (Tree planting details) from non-material amendment application WT/25/02255/NMA.
Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs -
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92% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jan
Discharge of Condition 4 (CEMP) of planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA.
Awaiting decision Conditions 13 docs -
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92% historically approved · decision due ~17 Nov
Part Discharge of Condition 6 (surface water drainage), 9 (schedule of materials) and 18 (drainage management scheme) of planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA (Site 1)
Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs -
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
Discharge of Condition 9 (schedule of materials) from planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA (Sites 2 and 3 only).
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Baker Barracks Emsworth Road Thorney Island Emsworth West Sussex PO10 8DH
92% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jan
Discharge of Condition 4 (CEMP) of planning permission WT/23/02785/FULEIA.
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