Chithurst Buddhist Monastery Chithurst Lane Chithurst West Sussex GU31 5EU

SDNP/26/00568/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision

Full

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Removal of existing 1 no. storage structure and erection of 1 no. single storey WC facilities building.

Received: 12 February 2026
Decision due: 16 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Harting Ward CH
Agent: Noel Wright Architects

ReceivedReceived12 Feb
ValidatedValidated19 Feb
Consult.Consultation30 Mar
TargetTarget Date16 Apr
DecidedDecided

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Comments close on 30 March.

Comment on the council's site Documents (16)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Chithurst Buddhist Monastery Chithurst Lane Chithurst West Sussex GU31 5EU. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Harting Ward CH. We hold 315 applications in total for the GU31 postcode area.

88% of full applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: GU31 5EU
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Trotton With Chithurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 February 2026
Last date for comments: 30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Noel Wright Architects
Architect profile: NOEL WRIGHT ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address: Shaffec House Rake Road LISS hants GU33 7ES United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14534741
Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

National park: South Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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© 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.

Source: South Downs

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