Chichester City Arts Centre, St. Bartholomews Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3DQ

Planning appeal 3358691 at Chichester City Arts Centre, St. Bartholomews Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3DQ (Chichester District Council) was allowed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of modifying condition 8 on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants in respect of noise.

Change of use to flexible commercial, educational, cultural and community use including dance studio and ancillary office, use class E(d), class F1(a-f) and F2(b) and associated works including 2 no. additional circular windows on east elevation – variation of conditions 6 and 9 of planning permission CC/21/02511/FUL

Authority: Chichester District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Davies G
Postcode: PO19 3DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of modifying condition 8 on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants in respect of noise

What decided it

The original condition 8 imposed a greater level of control than the minimum necessary to protect neighbouring amenity, as closing one door in each set of doors is sufficient for noise suppression purposes.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57

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