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Woodlands Retreat Hambrook Hill South Hambrook Chidham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8UJ

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/00597/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective (Section 73a) application for the use of land as a single travelling showperson's plot.

As published by the council, reference 26/00597/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00597/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Southbourne
Parish
Southbourne
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO18 8UJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 20 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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.

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 full applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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