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Medmerry Park Stoney Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JP

23/01967/FULEIAFull Application with an EIAAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Hybrid Planning Application - Phases 1 (Full Application) demolition, redevelopment and refurbishment of Medmerry Park to provide 124 no. holiday lodges, wetland area, two lakes, amenity lake and beach, central village hub, boathouse, childrens play and picnic area, adventure playground, adventure golf, padel tennis, beachside pool, tennis courts, playing field and dog park, back of house maintenance area, associated landscaping, drainage facilities, car parking, access roads and habitat enhancement areas. Outline planning application for further phases for an additional/replacement 184 no. holiday lodges and associated works (with all reserved matters except Access and Layout).

Received
18 August 2023
Decision due
13 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Ward
The Witterings
Agent
Laister Planning Ltd
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated14 Nov
  3. Consult.21 Dec
  4. Target13 Feb
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 21 December.

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Medmerry Park Stoney Lane Earnley Chichester West Sussex PO20 7JP. Chichester has handled 579 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across The Witterings. We hold 2,828 applications in total for the PO20 postcode area.

89% of outline 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 7JP
Application type
Full Application with an EIA
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Earnley

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 November 2023
Consultation expiry
21 December 2023
Consultation start
24 June 2024
Neighbour consultation end
21 December 2023
Last date for comments
15 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Laister Planning Ltd
Agent address
Oddfellows Hall London Road Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5AR

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
271
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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