Westbourne planning approval rate
Westbourne ward in Chichester has a 85.3% approval rate based on 68 planning decisions. Chichester overall: 89.9%.
Last updated: April 2026
85.3%
ward approval rate
68
Decisions
58
Approved
10
Refused
89.9%
Chichester average
Westbourne is 4.6 percentage points below the Chichester average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Westbourne compares
Westbourne ward
85.3%
Chichester overall
89.9%
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Recent decisions in Westbourne
Replacement single storey rear extension. · Thu 30 Jan 2025
Use of land for stationing of a caravan for residential purposes. · Thu 23 Jan 2025
Replacement second floor rear dormer window. · Mon 06 Jan 2025
Replacement of lath and lime plaster on a section of internal wall. · Wed 27 Nov 2024
Retrospective use of land for the siting of caravans for residential purposes, f · Fri 17 Jan 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Chichester, 1 in 10 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Chichester
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,709 decisions.
Other wards in Chichester
The Witterings (91.6%)
Harbour Villages (89.9%)
Loxwood (84.7%)
North Mundham And Tangmere (91.4%)
Chichester Central (94.9%)
Sidlesham With Selsey North (84.1%)
Southbourne (88.0%)
Chichester North (95.6%)
Chichester West (91.8%)
Selsey South (85.2%)
Chichester South (87.7%)
Chichester East (91.4%)