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Chichester

Limited recent decision data is available for Chichester, so we don't show a headline approval rate here — the figures below cover all application types on record.

Across all application types on record (2022-09-09–2026-04-09): 88.4% of 2,764 decisions approved.

3,296Total applications
2,444Approved
320Refused
169Withdrawn
58Pending
88.4%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
2,269Delegated
959Delegated Decision
36Not Available
6Committee Decision
6PE Decision
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 962 916 46
95.2%
Discharge of Conditions 508 429 79
84.4%
Full Planning Application 354 278 76
78.5%
Tree Works (TPO) 251 244 7
97.2%
Listed Building Consent 128 119 9
93.0%
Prior Approval (Other) 94 87 7
92.6%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 94 68 26
72.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 90 71 19
78.9%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 69 38 31
55.1%
Advertisement Consent 58 52 6
89.7%
Adjoining Authorities 50 50 0
100.0%
Enforcement 24 24 0
100.0%
Modification/Discharge Obligations 23 19 4
82.6%
Reserved Matters 21 21 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 7 1 6
14.3%
Environmental Impact Assessment (Screening/Scoping) 7 6 1
85.7%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 7 7 0
100.0%
Habitat Risk Assessments 4 4 0
100.0%
Consultation with County Planning 4 4 0
100.0%
Construction of an additional storey 4 4 0
100.0%
Planning In Principle 3 0 3
0.0%
Change of Use 1 1 0
100.0%
New dwellinghouse on terrace building 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 329 279
84.8%
2023-Q4 414 366
88.4%
2024-Q1 330 283
85.8%
2024-Q2 269 239
88.8%
2024-Q3 193 175
90.7%
2024-Q4 137 122
89.1%
2025-Q1 155 142
91.6%
2025-Q2 320 293
91.6%
2025-Q3 232 202
87.1%
2025-Q4 88 79
89.8%
2026-Q1 8 7
87.5%
2026-Q2 1 1
100.0%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
The Witterings 500 451 49
90.2%
Harbour Villages 349 322 27
92.3%
Loxwood 297 233 64
78.5%
Chichester Central 213 197 16
92.5%
North Mundham And Tangmere 207 176 31
85.0%
Sidlesham With Selsey North 196 174 22
88.8%
Southbourne 193 168 25
87.0%
Chichester North 184 166 18
90.2%
Chichester West 123 111 12
90.2%
Selsey South 101 88 13
87.1%
Chichester South 82 74 8
90.2%
Chichester East 70 59 11
84.3%
Planning guides

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