137 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS

LW/03/2038Planning ApplicationPermitted

Full

Proposal

Section 73A Retrospective application for the retention of a metal clad building.

Received: 8 October 2003
Decided: 28 January 2004 · Approved
Council: Lewes District Council
Ward: Lewes Castle

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedReceived8 Oct
ValidatedValidated8 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date29 Jan
DecidedDecided28 Jan

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewes92% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application at 137 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Lewes's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications at this address. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

LW/03/2038

Address

137 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS

Postcode

BN7 1XS

Local Authority

Lewes

Application Type

Planning Application

Scale / Size

Medium

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Lewes Castle

Parish

Lewes

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

8 October 2003

Target Decision Date

29 January 2004

Date Decided

28 January 2004

Date Validated

8 October 2003

Date Submitted

8 October 2003

Planning Decision

Decision

Approved

Statutory Period

113 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Constraints

Coordinates

50.872517, 0.004689

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewes

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Planning history at this site

19 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Lewes
Listed building: Grade II: The Old Grammar SchoolOn this site · +3 more
National park: South Downs
Brownfield land register: The Shelleys Hotel, 136 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.

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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