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62 - 63 South Street Chichester West Sussex

25/02922/PA3MAPrior Approval CoU Class E to DwellingC3Refused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 22 January 2026

Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED HEREBY REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion of existing part 1st floor and 2nd floor office space into 6 no. flats.

Received
5 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Chichester Central
Agent
Chris Oldroyd arb Architect
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.7 Jan
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at 62 - 63 South Street Chichester West Sussex. Chichester has handled 579 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in the Chichester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 121 applications across Chichester Central.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development does not constitute permitted development under the relevant provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). Based on the information submitted, the Local Planning Authority determines that this development is not permitted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as the proposed development would fail to comply with the Nationally Described Space Standards produced by the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government published 27th March 2015 as required by Article 3(9A) and (9B) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). Mr Chris Oldroyd Mr Oliver Korn Chris Oldroyd arb Architect 101 New Cavendish Street 143 St Pancras London Chichester PO19 7LH West Sussex W1W 6XH United Kingdom England East Pallant House, 1 East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1TY Office opening hours at East Pallant House are: Monday – Friday 9.00am - 4pm
  2. Prior approval is refused in relation to impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development. The applicant has not provided sufficient information to demonstrate that fixed plant associated with the restaurant would not be used outside of the hours stated and as such there is uncertainty as to whether the proposed mitigation measures would adequately mitigate any noise impacts from commercial premises. As such officers cannot be satisfied that the proposal is acceptable in terms of its impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development. Consequently, prior approval is required and hereby refused as the proposal is not in accordance with condition (d) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Prior Approval CoU Class E to DwellingC3
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chichester

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 December 2025
Consultation expiry
7 January 2026
Consultation start
22 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
7 January 2026
Last date for comments
19 January 2026
Target decision date
30 January 2026
Permission expires
22 January 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chris Oldroyd arb Architect
Agent address
Chris Oldroyd arb Architect 143 St Pancras Chichester PO19 7LH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Eleanor Midlane-Ward
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14538634
Documents
30
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chichester
  • Listed building: Grade II: 61, South StreetOn or next to this site · +3 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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