Pool House And First Floor Of BYC House Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex
Approved on 29 August 2024
Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Existing lawful development - use of Pool House as 3 no. dwellings and use of First Floor of BYC House as 1 no. dwelling.
- Received
- 28 May 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Chichester District Council
- Ward
- The Witterings
- Agent
- Smith Simmons & Partners
- ReceivedReceived28 May
- ValidatedValidated14 Jun
- Consult.Consultation22 Aug
- TargetTarget Date9 Aug
- DecidedDecided29 Aug
Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Pool House And First Floor Of BYC House Lock Lane Birdham West Sussex. Chichester has handled 341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across The Witterings.
74% of amendment 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
- Application type
- Existing Lawful Development
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Birdham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 22 August 2024
- Consultation start
- 1 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 August 2024
- Last date for comments
- 29 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 9 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 29 August 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Smith Simmons & Partners
- Agent address
- 32 North Street Chichester PO19 1LX UK
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13091816
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Chichester Harbour
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 (19)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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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