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Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

Refused South Downs National Park 26/01061/ELD Existing Lawful Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application seeks to confirm the lawfulness of established residential use of Owl Cottage, located within the curtilage of Kingfisher Cottage as an independent, self-contained residential dwelling, under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

As published by the council, reference 26/01061/ELD

Application record

Reference
26/01061/ELD
Type
Existing Lawful Development
Status
Refuse
Decision
REFUSE
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Decided
7 Aug 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PO20 7HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01806/DOM Awaiting decision

    Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    Proposed single/two storey rear extension, new porch, replacement of existing windows and doors, new boundary wall, revised vehicle entrance, demolition of existing garage and construction of open car barn - (Variation of Condition 2 (Decided Plans) of Planning Permission BI/26/00653/DOM to change the external appearance of the existing extended parts of the house to a render finish with alterations to fenestration).

    Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 26/01282/DOC Awaiting decision

    Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    Discharge of condition 3 (Sample panel for inspection) of permission 26/00653/DOM.

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 26/00653/DOM Awaiting decision

    Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    Proposed single/two storey rear extension, new porch, replacement of existing windows and doors, new boundary wall, revised vehicle entrance, demolition of existing garage and construction of open car barn.

    Submitted 20 Mar 2026 Householder
  • 25/02753/ELD Awaiting decision

    Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    Existing lawful development certificate for the continued use of building (known as Oak Cottage) as a residential self-contained dwelling.

    Submitted 13 Nov 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 19 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 7 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: REFUSE

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Urbanist Architecture Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2013 · London

73 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 74% granted

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Documents

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

57 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

South Downs National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    25/02753/ELD Submitted 13 Nov 2025 0m away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jan

    Existing lawful development certificate for the continued use of building (known as Oak Cottage) as a residential self-contained dwelling.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 27 docs
    Domestic

  • Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    25/02753/ELD Submitted 13 Nov 2025 0m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jan

    Existing lawful development certificate for the continued use of building (known as Oak Cottage) as a residential self-contained dwelling.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 27 docs
    Domestic

  • Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    26/00653/DOM Submitted 20 Mar 2026 36m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~15 May

    Proposed single/two storey rear extension, new porch, replacement of existing windows and doors, new boundary wall, revised vehicle entrance, demolition of existing garage and construction of open car barn.

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension Demolition +1 18 docs
    Small domestic

  • Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    26/01806/DOM Submitted 17 Aug 2026 36m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct

    Proposed single/two storey rear extension, new porch, replacement of existing windows and doors, new boundary wall, revised vehicle entrance, demolition of existing garage and construction of open car barn - (Variation of Condition 2 (Decided Plans) of Planning Permission BI/26/00653/DOM to change the external appearance of the existing extended parts of the house to a render finish with alterations to fenestration).

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension Demolition +1 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • Kingfisher Cottage Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    26/00653/DOM Submitted 20 Mar 2026 36m away

    Proposed single/two storey rear extension, new porch, replacement of existing windows and doors, new boundary wall, revised vehicle entrance, demolition of existing garage and construction of open car barn.

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension Demolition +1 17 docs
    Small domestic

  • Hammonds Westlands Lane Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7HH

    26/01263/DOM Submitted 9 Jun 2026 73m away

    Roof refurbishment and repair works to part of ground floor, to include the provision of a habitable area with dormers.

    Granted Householder Loft or dormer 21 docs
    Domestic

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