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Land East Side Of Chidham Lane North Of Junction With Harbour Way Chidham West Sussex

26/00604/ELDExisting Lawful DevelopmentAwaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Use of land for amenity purposes.

Received
13 March 2026
Decision due
8 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harbour Villages
Agent
Stephens Scown LLP
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 10 April.

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land East Side Of Chidham Lane North Of Junction With Harbour Way Chidham West Sussex. Chichester has handled 341 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Harbour Villages.

74% of amendment 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

Application type
Existing Lawful Development
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chidham & Hambrook

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2026
Consultation start
20 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Stephens Scown LLP
Agent address
Osprey House Malpas Road Truro TR1 1UT United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14779928
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Chichester Harbour
  • SSSI: Chichester Harbour SSSINext to the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: Solent MaritimeNext to the site
  • Special Protection Area: Chichester and Langstone HarboursNext to the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Chichester and Langstone HarboursNext to the site

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 (16)

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, 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.

Source: Chichester

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