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40 The Avenue Lewes East Sussex BN7 1QU

LW/03/0622Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 9 May 2003

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Proposal

Demolition of chimney and formation of rear dormer and front rooflight

Received
21 March 2003
Ward
Lewes Priory
  1. Received21 Mar
  2. Validated21 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided9 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 40 The Avenue Lewes East Sussex BN7 1QU. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 4,321 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 1QU
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 March 2003
Target decision date
15 May 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
8 Market Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NB

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • National park: South Downs
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    12 Feb

    T1 - Field Maple - Removal

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/25/00603/TCA

Source: Lewes

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