39 - 40 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LU
Approved on 14 November 2002
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Proposal
Change of use and conversion of first floor offices to flat
- Received
- 27 September 2002
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge
- ReceivedReceived27 Sep
- ValidatedValidated27 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Nov
- DecidedDecided14 Nov
Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39 - 40 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LU. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
92% of full 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 2LU
- Application type
- Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 September 2002
- Target decision date
- 21 November 2002
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
- Brownfield land register: 191 High Street, LewesRegister site at or near this address
- 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, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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 and heritage coasts.
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Associated applications
- 200227 Sep
Change of use and conversion of first floor offices to flat
This applicationApprovedFullLW/02/1929 - 200227 Sep
Listed Building application for conversion of rear first floor offices to flat
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLW/02/1930
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202425 Oct
Discharge of Condition 3 (sample panel photo of new render) related to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02425/LIS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/04618/DCOND - 202413 Jun
Re-rendering of the facade utilising a hydraulic lime render and repainting of render in a limewash or matt…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/02425/LIS - 202015 Oct
Remedial work due to flood damage
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/20/04468/LIS - 200227 Jun
Change of use and conversion of rear first floor from offices into a studio flat
WithdrawnPlanning ApplicationLW/02/1299
Source: Lewes
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