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County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ

25/03050/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 25 February 2026

Council decision: PERMITDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed handrails and gates to goods entrance on north elevation and external and internal security cameras with associated signage.

Received
23 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chichester Central
Agent
Ian Wightman Ltd
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for signage at County Library Tower Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1QJ. Chichester has handled 2,785 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Chichester's typical decision time. The site is in the Chichester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. 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 1QJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chichester

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Consultation expiry
28 January 2026
Consultation start
7 January 2026
Consultation end
28 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
28 January 2026
Last date for comments
12 February 2026
Target decision date
2 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ian Wightman Ltd
Architect profile
IAN WIGHTMAN LIMITED
Agent address
26 Chapel Street Chichester PO19 1DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14585539
Comments
0
Documents
20
Constraints
21

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: Garden Wall Behind Langley House to North and East SidesOn this site · +11 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.

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

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© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    23 Dec

    Proposed handrails and gates to goods entrance on north elevation and external and internal security cameras…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/03050/FUL
  2. 2025
    23 Dec

    Proposed handrails and gates to goods entrance on north elevation and external and internal security cameras…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/03051/LBC

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