Planning, new building and listed buildings in East Wittering and Bracklesham

What is being built near East Wittering and Bracklesham?

Land Registry recorded 51 sales of newly built homes in East Wittering and Bracklesham between January 2022 and August 2026: 49 in 2022 and 2 in 2023. New estates take several months to appear in its records, and their new postcodes longer, so homes finished this year may not show yet. Chichester District Council's brownfield land register (last updated December 2024) lists one site within 500 metres of an East Wittering and Bracklesham postcode, with room for about 5 homes; the largest is Telephone Exchange, Stocks Lane, East Wittering, for 5 homes, without planning permission yet. Where new homes go is set by Chichester District Council's local plan, the Local Plan 2021 to 2039, adopted in August 2025; a new one is being prepared.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Brownfield land registers (planning.data.gov.uk) · Local plans (planning.data.gov.uk) · How to check a new estate's drainage.

Can I extend or alter a home in East Wittering and Bracklesham?

Usually, within the national limits: none of East Wittering and Bracklesham's 149 postcodes is in a conservation area, a National Landscape or a National Park, the places where those limits are tighter. Historic England lists 5 buildings in East Wittering and Bracklesham, set out under listed buildings below; any work that changes a listed building's character, inside or out, needs listed building consent. Chichester District Council has not published its Article 4 directions or its tree preservation orders to the government's planning data service, so check with it before starting work. Flats and maisonettes have no householder permitted development rights. Whether a particular job needs permission depends on the home: the council can say, and a lawful development certificate puts it in writing.

Source: Conservation areas (planning.data.gov.uk, Historic England and councils) · National Landscapes (planning.data.gov.uk, Natural England) · National Heritage List for England, © Historic England 2026; contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Permitted development rights for householders: technical guidance (GOV.UK).

How many listed buildings are in East Wittering and Bracklesham?

Historic England's National Heritage List has five entries inside East Wittering and Bracklesham's parish boundary: one at Grade II* and four at Grade II. An entry can cover a group, such as a terrace. The Grade II* entry is the Church of the Assumption of St Mary the Virgin. The most recent addition is Clifford Cottage Restaurant, listed in January 1986. Each entry on the List is the official record of what is listed; Chichester District Council handles listed building consent.

All 5 entries, with grades, dates and links: listed-buildings.csv.

Source: National Heritage List for England, © Historic England 2026; contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · ONS parish and ward boundaries (Open Geography Portal).