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25 The Hornet Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JL

26/00626/PA3MPrior Approval CoU A1, A2 to Dwelling C3Awaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of the first floor of the existing commercial premises from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class C3 (residential) to create one self-contained residential flat.

Received
17 March 2026
Decision due
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Chichester Central
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 22 April.

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 25 The Hornet Chichester West Sussex PO19 7JL. Chichester has handled 579 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Chichester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 121 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).

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Application details

Postcode
PO19 7JL
Application type
Prior Approval CoU A1, A2 to Dwelling C3
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chichester

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Consultation expiry
22 April 2026
Consultation start
6 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
22 April 2026
Last date for comments
27 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14763607
Documents
17
Constraints
25

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)
  • Conservation area: Chichester
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

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© 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. 2026
    17 Mar

    Prior approval for the change of use of the first floor of the existing commercial premises from Class E…

    This applicationPendingOutline26/00626/PA3M
  2. 2026
    17 Mar

    Prior approval for the change of use of the first floor of the existing commercial premises from Class E…

    PendingApplicationFiled alongside26/00626/PA3MA

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