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The Old Poor House Castle Banks Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UZ

LW/02/1480Listed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 16 September 2002

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed Building application to form new bathroom and dormer window ro rear of second floor. Replacement of windows to match existing and miscellaneous minor internal alterations

Received
23 July 2002
Ward
Lewes Castle
  1. Received23 Jul
  2. Validated23 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a dormer extension at The Old Poor House Castle Banks Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UZ. Lewes has handled 406 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

95% of heritage applications at Lewes District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN7 1UZ
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 July 2002
Target decision date
16 September 2002

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2002
    29 Jul

    Formation of bathroom and dormer window ro rear of second floor, replacement of windows to match existing and…

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationFiled alongsideLW/02/1519
  2. 2002
    23 Jul

    Listed Building application to form new bathroom and dormer window ro rear of second floor. Replacement of…

    This applicationApprovedHeritageLW/02/1480

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    12 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Bats) in relation to the approval of SDNP/24/00074/HOUS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/02394/DCOND
  2. 2021
    5 Apr

    Removal of lean-to and landscaping works

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/21/02460/PRE
  3. 2015
    15 Jul

    Repair of damp-affected walls, replace and repair cast iron gutter extending full width of roof, replace…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/03560/LIS
  4. 2010
    2 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 1 & 2 relating to listed building consent LW/09/1279

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/10/0126/CD
  5. 2009
    3 Dec

    Internal works to line chimney, extend hearth, remove existing covering tiles around fireplace to reveal…

    ApprovedListed building consentLW/09/1279
  6. 2009
    13 Nov

    Internal and external works, line chimney, replace chimney pot, extend hearth in living room fire place…

    WithdrawnListed building consentLW/09/1207

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