Drayton Water, Chichester

Project Overview

• Chichester District Council

• Obsidian Strategic

• May 2025 application

• 370 homes, mixed use neighbourhood

Carter Jonas Masterplanning team have represented Obsidian Strategic to progress an outline planning application for 370 homes, a community centre and a convenience store, set within a network of public open space at the eastern edge of Chichester. The 2-year project has involved extensive amounts of consultation with Chichester District Council through a PPA agreement, stakeholder and community consultation events, culminating in a Members Briefing event prior to the application submission in July 2025.

Project Summary

• 370 homes (of which 40% will be affordable);

• A mixed use local centre; and

• Over 10 hectares of publicly accessible open space including children’s play areas, community allotments, SUDs and parkland / amenity space.