Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX
Approved on 12 January 2024
Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retrospective change of use of land for the extension of existing site, retention/storage of agricultural workers accommodation (totalling 71 no. caravans) year round with no change to permitted seasonal occupation (Site B).
- Received
- 1 September 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Chichester District Council
- Ward
- North Mundham And Tangmere
- Agent
- Douglas Briggs Partnership
- ReceivedReceived1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated8 Sep
- Consult.Consultation12 Oct
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 126 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Groves Farm Colworth Lane Colworth Chichester West Sussex PO20 2DX. Chichester has handled 2,785 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 11 weeks longer than Chichester's typical decision time. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across North Mundham And Tangmere. 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 2DX
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Oving
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 12 October 2023
- Consultation start
- 14 September 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 October 2023
- Last date for comments
- 9 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 8 December 2023
- Permission expires
- 12 January 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Douglas Briggs Partnership
- Agent address
- Flint Barns Ham Farm Main Road Bosham Chichester PO18 8EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12382035
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 7
Site 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.
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Planning history at this site
15 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20263 Jul
Discharge of conditions 3 (landscape buffer), 4 (updated water vole activity survey), 5 (water vole…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01463/DOC - 202613 Mar
Retrospective application under s73a for amendment to O/23/02043/FUL
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/00454/FUL - 202529 Oct
Discharge of Condition 5 (Sustainable Design Strategy) of Planning Permission O/22/01500/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02594/DOC - 202519 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (archaeology), 6 (hedgerow protection), 10 (external lighting), 11…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02234/DOC - 202512 May
Discharge of conditions 3 (CEMP), 4 (Archaeology), 6 (Hedgerow) and 11 (Litter strategy) from planning…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions25/01161/DOC - 202018 Mar
Agricultural storage barn.
ApprovedPrior Notification (agr,dem,tel)20/00794/PNO - 201925 Oct
Polytunnels for soft fruit production at Stables Field 2.
ApprovedFull Application19/02696/FUL - 201414 Mar
Discharge of Condition No. 8 from permission O/12/02266/FUL
Discharge of Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions14/00904/DOC - 201331 Oct
Discharge of condition no. 5 of permission O/12/04720/FUL
Discharge of Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions13/03711/DOC - 201331 Oct
Renewal of temporary consent 08/03495/FUL
ApprovedFull Application13/03633/FUL - 201313 May
Discharge of Condition Nos 4 and 8 from permission O/09/00433/FUL
Discharge of Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions13/01498/DOC - 201313 May
Discharge of Condition Nos. 4, 8, 9 and 10 from permission O/12/02266/FUL
Discharge of Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions13/01495/DOC - 201313 May
Discharge of Condition Nos. 4 and 7 from permission O/08/02777/FUL
Discharge of Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions13/01497/DOC - 201218 Dec
35 additional units of temporary agricultural workers accommodation to be retained on-site year round, with…
ApprovedFull Application12/04720/FUL - 200819 Aug
Storage of temporary agricultural workers accommodation when not occupied.
ApprovedFull Application08/03495/FUL
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