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Chichester College Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SB

24/02881/PA14JPrior Approval Part14 Class J solarApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 25 February 2025

Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED HEREBY PERMITTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of solar panels to existing roofs.

Received
18 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Chichester Central
Agent
Watt Energy Saver Ltd
  1. Received18 Dec
  2. Validated2 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Chichester College Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SB. Chichester has handled 579 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Chichester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 121 applications across Chichester Central. We hold 1,440 applications in total for the PO19 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
PO19 1SB
Application type
Prior Approval Part14 Class J solar
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chichester

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 January 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2025
Consultation start
13 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
4 February 2025
Last date for comments
4 February 2025
Target decision date
27 February 2025
Permission expires
25 February 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Watt Energy Saver Ltd
Agent address
Elizabeth House Latimer Way Sherwood Energy Village Ollerton NG229QW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13647728
Documents
13
Constraints
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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.

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.

Source: Chichester

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