Land To The East Of Coldean Lane, North Of Varley Halls, South Of The A27

BH2018/03541Full PlanningApproved

Full

Approved on 23 March 2020

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of 2no seven storey buildings and 4no six storey buildings (including lift overruns) to provide 242no residential dwellings (C3), 162 car parking spaces, 365 cycle parking spaces, new access from Coldean Lane; associated landscaping incorporating areas of play/amenity space/active learning and substations.

Received: 16 November 2018
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 99
Council: Brighton and Hove City Council
Ward: Hollingdean And Stanmer

ReceivedReceived16 Nov
ValidatedValidated14 Dec
Consult.Consultation1 Jul
TargetTarget Date15 Mar
DecidedDecided23 Mar

Decided in 465 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land To The East Of Coldean Lane, North Of Varley Halls, South Of The A27. Brighton and Hove has handled 1,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 493 days, 61 weeks longer than Brighton and Hove's typical decision time. There have been 17 other applications at this address.

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 242

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 December 2018
Consultation expiry: 1 July 2019
Consultation start: 18 December 2018
Consultation end: 1 July 2019
Neighbour consultation start: 13 June 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 24 June 2019
Target decision date: 15 March 2019
Committee meeting: 10 July 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent: Savills
Agent address: 74 High Street Sevenoaks TN13 1JR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 24 December 2018
Advertisement expiry: 14 January 2019
Site notice start: 20 December 2018
Site notice end: 10 January 2019

Additional information

Documents: 306
Constraints: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Registered park and garden: Stanmer ParkPart of the site
Heritage at Risk Register: Stanmer ParkPart of the site
National park: South DownsPart of the site
Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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