Planning application
10 West Street And 31-33 Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1DL
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Proposal
Change of use of the former Post Office (at 10 West Street) and vacant ground floor restaurant floorspace (at 31-33 Chapel Street) to provide additional bedroom accommodation for the adjacent Travelodge hotel (34 Chapel Street), including revised ground floor facade, alterations and additions to fenestration on east and west elevations, removal of covered courtyard on west elevation and new roof top plant.
As published by the council, reference 26/01931/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01931/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Chichester Central
- Parish
- Chichester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- PO19 1DL
Comment by 29 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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3 Sep 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
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25 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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Smith Jenkins Planning & Heritage Agent, a planning consultancy
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