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97 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XH

LW/03/1496Planning ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Proposal

Change of use of lower ground floor from B1 (business) to A3 (food & drink), and change of use of ground floor from A1 (shops) to A3 (food & drink)

Received
16 July 2003
Decided
8 September 2003 · Withdrawn
Ward
Lewes Priory
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided8 Sep

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewes92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 97 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XH. Lewes has handled 2,748 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
LW/03/1496
Address
97 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XH
Postcode
BN7 1XH
Local Authority
Lewes
Application Type
Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Withdrawn
Ward
Lewes Priory
Parish
Lewes

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
The Prospect St Martin's Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
16 July 2003
Target Decision Date
10 September 2003
Date Decided
8 September 2003
Date Validated
16 July 2003
Date Submitted
16 July 2003

Planning Decision

Decision
Withdrawn
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Coordinates
50.871895, 0.006268
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Also checked, none recorded (19)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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