Planning application
St Joseph's Infant School Orchard Gardens Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed use is a SEND school to be operated within use class F1.
As published by the council, reference 26/01494/PLD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01494/PLD
- Type
- Proposed Lawful Development
- Status
- Permit
- Decision
- PERMIT
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chichester West
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 1DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: PERMIT
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Alder King Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- PUBLIC COMMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING SITE LOCATION PLAN AND SITE BLOCK PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Downs National Park granted permission on 21 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.
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