Decision times · South East
How long planning decisions take in Chichester
61 days.
In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Chichester took 61 days from submission to decision — 5 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 1,129 decisions where the council published both dates.
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Not ranked yet: our records do not yet pass the historical coverage, monthly continuity, missing-date and refresh checks for this window. The figure above is still what the published dates say; it is left out of the league table so it cannot distort the ranking. See the methodology.
How Chichester compares
Year to December 2026
Chichester takes longer than the country as a whole: 4 days above the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 43%.
The average here is 76 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 114 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.
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Within eight weeks the statutory target 491 43%
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Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 423 37%
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Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 215 19%
By type of application
Year to December 2026 · types with at least ten decisions
The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.
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Amendments 25 decided 26 days
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Prior approval 42 decided 49 days
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Trees 158 decided 51 days
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Lawful development 41 decided 53 days
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Conditions 209 decided 54 days
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Advertising 18 decided 59 days
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Householder 192 decided 64 days
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Heritage and listed buildings 69 decided 71 days
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Full applications 217 decided 73 days
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Outline 13 decided 92 days
What Chichester decides
Year to December 2026
Chichester issued 1,129 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 90% were approvals: 873 granted against 99 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.
Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.
Common questions
How long does a planning decision take in Chichester?
The median planning application decided by Chichester in the year to December 2026 took 61 days from submission to decision, 5 days beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 1,129 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.
Does Chichester meet the eight week target?
43% of the 1,129 decisions Chichester made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 81% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 114 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.
Is Chichester faster or slower than average?
Chichester is slower than average: its median of 61 days is 4 days above the national median of 57 days.
What proportion of applications does Chichester approve?
90% of the clear-cut outcomes Chichester issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 873 granted against 99 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.
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Chichester planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 61 days from application to decision (5 days beyond the eight week target), across 1,129 decisions with both dates published. 43% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 81% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 114 days. 90% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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