Planning application
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 7 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of Planning Permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
As published by the council, reference 26/01426/DOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01426/DOC
- Type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- REFUSE
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 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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26/01425/FUL Awaiting decision
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
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.
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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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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: REFUSE
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
3 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY COMMENTS
- APPLICATION FORM
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
92% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep
Discharge of Section 106 obligation set out within Schedule 1, Part 2, Clause 5.1 from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
92% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct
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.
Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs -
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.
Split decision Conditions 19 docs -
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
92% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug
Discharge of conditions 3 (Levels), 4 (Remediation Scheme) and 5 (CEMP) of permission 23/00067/FUL.
Awaiting decision Conditions 22 docs -
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
92% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep
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.
Awaiting decision 2 docs -
Russells Garden Centre Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BY
92% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep
Discharge of Section 106 obligation set out within Schedule 1, Part 2, Clause 5.1 from planning permission BI/23/00067/FUL.
Awaiting decision 3 docs
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