Planning application
First Floor 62 - 63 South Street Chichester West Sussex
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval Permitted Development proposals to convert the existing office space occupying part of the first floor and all of the second floor above 62-63 South Street into Six 1bedroom flats, 278 sq metres of residential accommodation.
As published by the council, reference 26/01293/PA3MA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01293/PA3MA
- Type
- Prior Approval CoU Class E to DwellingC3
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/02922/PA3MA
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Chris Oldroyd arb Architect Agent, an architecture practice
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- EMAIL REGARDING APPLICATION REVIEW
- CCAAC
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER 08/07/2026
- SITE NOTICE
- WSCC HIGHWAYS
- HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT ? SCREENING MATRIX
- APPLICATION FORM
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
- NUTRIENT MITIGATION CREDIT CERTIFICATE
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- THE LOCATION PLAN
- BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE
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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 decided prior approval applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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