Planning application
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
14 no. dwellings (4 x affordable 10 x market), replacement commercial (class E) building, new and altered access and associated works. Variation of conditions 6 (Acoustic Mitigation), 7 (BNG) and 9 (Soft Landscaping) from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL - Amendments to conditioning details.
As published by the council, reference 26/01425/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01425/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- Birdham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO20 7BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 7 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01880/DOC Awaiting decision
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 4 (remediation scheme), 5 (construction and environmental management plan), 6 (acoustic mitigation measures) and 7 (biodiversity net gain) from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
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26/01630/OBG Awaiting decision
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of Section 106 obligation set out within Schedule 1, Part 2, Clause 5.1 from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
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26/01632/OBG Awaiting decision
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Deed of Variation to the Section 106 Agreement from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL to vary the timeframe for submission of the affordable housing provider and highway works scheme.
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26/01558/DOC Split decision
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3 (levels), 4 (remediation scheme), 5 (construction and environmental management plan), 6 (acoustic mitigation measures), 7 (biodiversity net gain), 9 (surface water drainage network) and 16 (noise) from Planning Permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
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26/01426/DOC Refused
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of Condition 7 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of Planning Permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
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26/01291/DOC Awaiting decision
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Discharge of conditions 3 (Levels), 4 (Remediation Scheme) and 5 (CEMP) of permission 23/00067/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 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 25 August 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 23/00067/FUL (Application Permitted with S106(PER106))
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Inception Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hook
Active · incorporated 2008 · Hook
137 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 70% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- WEST SUSSEX FIRE & RESCUE - HYDRANT CONDITION
- CDC ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
- CDC ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
- FIRE OFFICER COMMENT
- SITE NOTICE PHOTOGRAPH
- CDC LANDSCAPE OFFICER
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- BIRDHAM PARISH COUNCIL COMMENT
- CHICHESTER DISTRICT COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- WSCC HIGHWAYS 16.07.2026
- HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT - SCREENING MATRIX
- SOUTHERN WATER
- CDC CONSERVATION & DESIGN
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 08/07/2026
- APPLICATION FORM
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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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 full applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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