Planning, new building and listed buildings in West Wittering

What is being built near West Wittering?

Land Registry recorded 2 sales of newly built homes in West Wittering between January 2022 and August 2026: 1 in 2025 and 1 in 2026 (to August). 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 no site within 500 metres of its postcodes; it covers land that has been built on before, not fields. 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 West Wittering?

Usually, within the national limits, but not everywhere: 22 of West Wittering's 98 postcodes are in the West Wittering conservation area or Chichester Harbour National Landscape, where homeowners can do less without planning permission. Of those, the West Wittering conservation area covers four and the National Landscape 18. There, an extension to the side, a back extension of more than one storey, a loft extension that adds to the roof and cladding the outside all need planning permission. Historic England lists 29 buildings in West Wittering, 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. In a conservation area, cutting down or pruning a tree above a small size needs six weeks' notice to the council. 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 West Wittering?

Historic England's National Heritage List has 29 entries inside West Wittering's parish boundary: one at Grade I, one at Grade II* and 27 at Grade II. An entry can cover a group, such as a terrace. The Grade I entry is the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul. The Grade II* entry is Cakeham Manor. The most recent addition is K6 Telephone Kiosk, listed in July 2003. Each entry on the List is the official record of what is listed; Chichester District Council handles listed building consent.

All 29 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).