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Woodside Pine Grove Chichester West Sussex PO19 3PN

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/00581/PLD Proposed Lawful Development

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Proposal

Construction of a garden studio building to be sited in the rear garden.

As published by the council, reference 26/00581/PLD

Application record

Reference
26/00581/PLD
Type
Proposed Lawful Development
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Chichester West
Parish
Chichester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO19 3PN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 8 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 June 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.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

VECA Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Petersfield

Active · incorporated 2021 · Petersfield

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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 decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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