First And Second Floors 57 East Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1HL

25/00226/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Conversion of first floor office space to 2 no. flats; Conversion of second floor office space to incidental storage associated with flats and associated works

Received: 31 January 2025
Decision due: 5 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: Chichester District Council
Ward: Chichester Central
Agent: MH Architects Limited

ReceivedReceived31 Jan
ValidatedValidated10 Mar
Consult.Consultation28 May
TargetTarget Date5 May
DecidedDecided

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Comment on the council's site Documents (49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at First And Second Floors 57 East Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1HL. Chichester has handled 2,785 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Chichester Central. We hold 1,437 applications in total for the PO19 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: PO19 1HL
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chichester

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 March 2025
Consultation expiry: 28 May 2025
Consultation start: 12 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 28 May 2025
Last date for comments: 2 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: MH Architects Limited
Architect profile: MH ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Ground Floor Bicentennial Building Southern Gate Chichester PO19 8EZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal history

3370330

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 November 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13677043
Documents: 49
Constraints: 23

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Chichester
Listed building: Grade II: 57, East StreetOn this site · +2 more
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 (19)

flood storage 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, 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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