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City Gates 2 - 4 Southgate Chichester West Sussex PO19 8DJ

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/01844/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use of Office (Use Class E) to Hotel (Use Class C1), infill rear undercroft to create additional hotel accommodation; new ramped access to front elevation, alterations to ground floor fenestration on front and rear elevations, 2 no. external plants to rear together with associated works.

As published by the council, reference 26/01844/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/01844/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sep 2026
Ward
Chichester Central
Parish
Chichester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO19 8DJ

Comment by 13 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on South Downs National Park's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 21 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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.

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Bell Cornwell LLP Agent, registered in Hook

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

39 documents on file for this application

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What 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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