Planning application
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Extension to existing main hospital building with temporary mobile units, a link corridor and lift to create 2 no. theatres and associated accommodation including recovery rooms and anaesthetic rooms.
As published by the council, reference 26/01625/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01625/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chichester North
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 6SE
Comment by 30 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Downs National Park's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Downs National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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26/00992/PA11B Awaiting decision
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Demolition of existing mortuary building.
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26/00968/FUL Awaiting decision
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Forward Planning and Development Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2014 · Bristol
46 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 83% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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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.
About full applications
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St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
81% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul
Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.
Awaiting decision Full applications 66 docs -
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
89% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun
Demolition of existing mortuary building.
Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 16 docs -
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
88% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun
Demolition of existing mortuary building.
Awaiting decision Prior approval Demolition 11 docs -
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Bewick Gardens Chichester West Sussex
Crown lift by up to 2.5m (above ground level) and reduce 5 no. limbs by 1m on north sector (to create a 0.5m clearance from lamp column) on 1 no. Cherry tree (T1), crown lift by up to 2.5m (above ground level) on north sector on 1 no. Indian Bean tree (T2), remove lower sucker/epicormic growth from base on 5 no. Lime trees (quoted as T007-T011) within Group, G1. All 7 no. trees are subject to CC/00/00334/TPO.
Granted Trees 13 docs -
St Richards Hospital Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 6SE
81% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul
Installation of solar panels and associated infrastructure.
Awaiting decision Full applications 74 docs
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