The Atrium Southern Gate Chichester West Sussex PO19 8SQ

25/02741/PA3MAPrior Approval CoU Class E to DwellingC3Approved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 16 January 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Conversion of existing office building into 54 residential apartments.

Received: 13 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Chichester District Council
Ward: Chichester Central
Agent: MH Architects Limited

ReceivedReceived13 Nov
ValidatedValidated13 Nov
Consult.Consultation12 Dec
TargetTarget Date8 Jan
DecidedDecided16 Jan

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at The Atrium Southern Gate Chichester West Sussex PO19 8SQ. Chichester has handled 579 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Chichester's typical decision time. There have been 10 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.

89% of outline applications at Chichester District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode: PO19 8SQ
Application type: Prior Approval CoU Class E to DwellingC3
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 54
Parish: Chichester

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 December 2025
Consultation start: 19 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 12 December 2025
Last date for comments: 18 December 2025
Target decision date: 8 January 2026
Permission expires: 16 January 2031

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

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14479090
Documents: 35
Constraints: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: ChichesterPart 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
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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Chichester

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near PO19

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for renovations & refurbishments near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address