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Richardsons Nursery Main Road Birdham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7BX

Awaiting decision South Downs National Park 26/02033/PA3Q Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Class Q(c) Application for Prior Approval - Change of Use of Agricultural Building to 3 no. Dwellings (C3 Use Class).

As published by the council, reference 26/02033/PA3Q

Application record

Reference
26/02033/PA3Q
Type
Prior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C3
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Sep 2026
Validated
21 Sep 2026
Ward
The Witterings
Parish
Birdham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PO20 7BX

Comment by 23 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 Sep 2026

    Received by South Downs National Park

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

10 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 prior approval applications in a median of 45 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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