Planning application
Buildings South Of Huntlands Farm Main Road Birdham West Sussex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change use of agricultural building to 1 no. dwelling with associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/01899/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01899/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Parish
- West Wittering
- Decision by
- Delegated
Comment by 9 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
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1 Sep 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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
Helyer Davies Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Emsworth
Active · incorporated 2003 · Emsworth
77 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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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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