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Crouchers Farm Birdham Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EA

21/03122/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 28 January 2022

Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing agricultural building replaced with 2 no. semi-detached dwellings with associated parking and gardens, following approval of change of use under Class Q.

Received
25 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Harbour Villages
Agent
Whaleback Planning & Design
  1. Received25 Oct
  2. Validated8 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Jan
  4. Target3 Jan
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 81 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Crouchers Farm Birdham Road Appledram Chichester West Sussex PO20 7EA. Chichester has handled 2,785 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Harbour Villages. We hold 2,827 applications in total for the PO20 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Chichester District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
PO20 7EA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Appledram

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 November 2021
Consultation expiry
19 January 2022
Consultation start
22 December 2021
Consultation end
19 January 2022
Last date for comments
19 January 2022
Target decision date
3 January 2022
Permission expires
28 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Whaleback Planning & Design
Agent address
Whaleback Planning & Design The Old Bank 257 New Church Road Hove BN3 4EE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
25 November 2021
Site notice end
23 December 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10331064
Documents
26
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    28 Mar

    Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 to planning permission AP/20/00196/FUL

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions24/00778/DOC
  2. 2024
    27 Mar

    Part-retrospective application for an ancillary cafe building and installation of a pitched roof over cafe…

    ApprovedFull Application24/00764/FUL
  3. 2019
    16 Dec

    Notification for Prior Approval for a proposed change of use from agricultural buildings to 2no. dwellings…

    ApprovedPrior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C319/03120/PA3Q
  4. 2017
    21 Feb

    Change of use of agricultural building to 2 no. dwellings (C3 use class).

    ApprovedPrior Approval CoU Agric to Dwelling C317/00687/PA3Q
  5. 2016
    12 Oct

    Retrospective change of use of agricultural land and buildings to general industrial (class B2) and…

    WithdrawnFull Application16/03384/FUL
  6. 2015
    16 Mar

    Use of barn as engineering workshop and storage facility, use of yard areas for storage and light industrial…

    RefusedExisting Lawful Development15/00849/ELD

Source: Chichester

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