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A beautiful temple dedicated to the Roman Goddess Minerva is to be rebuilt on the Goodwood Estate. Planning Officers at Chichester District Council, working on behalf of the National Park Authority, have been working with the Goodwood Estate (pictured above) on the reconstruction of the Temple of Minerva. The temple was constructed to house an […]

The National Park’s dedication and commitment to design excellence has been recognised with a glittering award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence South East were held at The Crowne Plaza, Reading, with the Authority winning “Best Plan”. The accolade recognises the outstanding contribution made to the National Park’s […]

Storing shipping containers, vehicles and building fences without planning permission are among the enforcement issues currently being dealt with by the Authority’s dedicated team. An enforcement notice has been issued in Pyecombe to stop using a piece of land for the storage of personal vehicles (pictured above), as well as remove two large shipping containers […]

Much-needed affordable homes are set to be built in the National Park after a development was given planning approval. Thakeham Homes has been granted permission to build 54 homes on land to the west of The Causeway, in Petersfield, subject to the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement. A total of 27 affordable homes […]

Twenty-two lodges have been given the go-head in a boost for the National Park’s tourism offer. The self-contained units on a three-hectare site at Garrison Hill, Droxford, were approved by the Authority’s Planning Committee, subject to a legal agreement. The site was formerly occupied by the Upland Park Hotel, which closed in 2012 and derelict […]