Planning Permission Drawings in Chichester & West Sussex

Planning Permission Drawings

Navigating the planning process can feel like a maze of red tape. As Architectural Technologists, we create clear, compliant, and professional planning permission drawings that help homeowners in Chichester, Selsey, Bosham, The Witterings and surrounding areas get their projects the approval they need.

Whether you’re planning a contemporary coastal extension in West Wittering or a sensitive renovation in Chichester City Center, we provide the architectural drawings you need to secure approval from the relevant planning authority, whether it be Chichester District Council, The South Downs National Park Authority, Arun District Council or anywhere else.

Planning is generally about the size, look and materials used externally. However, planning also pay particular attention to things such as parking, drainage, flooding and ecology. In a broad sense, planning is all about how your proposal will affect those around you including neighbours, road users, pedestrians and wildlife.

Why Professional Planning Drawings Matter

Planning can be a frustrating process. With more and more red tape and complexities, even applications for simple extensions or garden rooms can be complicated and time-consuming. On average, an application takes 8 weeks from the point at which it is validated to being determined. Numerous issues are taken into account over and above the look, size and materials of the proposals. Surface water drainage is a particular issue at the moment, particularly for Arun District Council, and Ecological issues such as the likelihood of Bats roosting in roofs is a particular favourite of Chichester District Council. As well as trees and drains, these issues can make the process difficult and costly to navigate. Because of the number of times these issues crop up, we begin to think about the right from the beginning in our Feasibility Study and right through the process of creating your planning drawings. This gives you the best chance of success when it comes to finally submitting your plans to the council.

What is included in Planning Permission Drawings?

Depending on the council and the project, the validation requirements for planning applications can vary. However, as a rule of thumb, our planning applications will contain the following documents:

1. Existing drawings (which we get from our measured survey)
2. Proposed drawings including the materials and colours of finishes
3. Site and location plans
4. Other documents such as Design and Access Statements, Heritage Statements, Historic Building Statements and more
5. Any third party input such as ecological reports, structural surveys, tree surveys and more

Local Expertise for Chichester and the Surrounding Areas

We understand the specific local policies that affect Chichester and the surrounding areas and we deal with the particular planning issues every day. From the issues around historic buildings in Chichester to the flood risk considerations in the Witterings and Selsey, we tailor our drawings and applications to meet local validation requirements.

Areas We Cover:
Chichester: Specialist advice for city-center extensions and conservation area heritage statements.

The Witterings & Bracklesham Bay: Design solutions for coastal homes and flood-sensitive zones.

Bosham & Fishbourne: Sensitive designs for areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB).

Selsey & Sidlesham: Practical solutions for local families.

Lavant & Midhurst: Working within the South Downs National Park guidelines.