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Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX

19/02696/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Polytunnels for soft fruit production at Stables Field 2.

Received
25 October 2019
Decided
7 February 2020 · PERMIT
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
North Mundham And Tangmere
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received25 Oct
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided7 Feb

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Chichester93% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX. Chichester has handled 2,795 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 63 days. This one was decided in 105 days, 6 weeks longer than Chichester's median. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across North Mundham And Tangmere. We hold 2,787 applications in total for the PO20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
19/02696/FUL
Address
Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Postcode
PO20 2DX
Local Authority
Chichester
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Permit
Ward
North Mundham And Tangmere
Parish
Oving

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Flint Barns Ham Farm Main Road Bosham Chichester West Sussex PO18 8EH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
25 October 2019
Consultation Expiry
17 December 2019
Target Decision Date
10 February 2020
Date Decided
7 February 2020
Date Validated
11 November 2019
Date Submitted
25 October 2019
Consultation Start
18 November 2019
Consultation End
9 December 2019
Last Date for Comments
17 December 2019
Permission Expires
7 February 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
PERMIT
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
28 November 2019
Advertisement Expiry
12 December 2019
Site Notice Start
26 November 2019
Site Notice End
17 December 2019

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
5
Documents
22
Constraints
14
Coordinates
50.821064, -0.723018
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3248960
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 7 January 2021Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Failure

Source: Chichester

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Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    3 Jul

    Discharge of conditions 3 (landscape buffer), 4 (updated water vole activity survey), 5 (water vole…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01463/DOC
  2. 2026
    13 Mar

    Retrospective application under s73a for amendment to O/23/02043/FUL

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/00454/FUL
  3. 2025
    29 Oct

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Sustainable Design Strategy) of Planning Permission O/22/01500/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02594/DOC
  4. 2025
    19 Sep

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (archaeology), 6 (hedgerow protection), 10 (external lighting), 11…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02234/DOC
  5. 2025
    12 May

    Discharge of conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (Archaeology), 6 (Hedgerow) and 11 (Litter strategy) from planning…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions25/01161/DOC
  6. 2023
    1 Sep

    Retrospective change of use of land for the extension of existing site, retention/storage of agricultural…

    ApprovedFull Application23/02043/FUL

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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