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18 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AH

LW/03/2247Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 8 January 2004

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Proposal

Change of use and conversion of first and second floor storerooms to staff accommodation for restaurant

Received
6 November 2003
Ward
Lewes Bridge
  1. Received6 Nov
  2. Validated8 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 18 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AH. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Lewes's typical decision time. 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.

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 2AH
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 April 2004
Target decision date
13 January 2004

Appeal

Appeal status
Decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional information

Comments
0
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 18, Cliffe High StreetOn this site · +6 more
  • National park: South Downs

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 (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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Associated applications

  1. 2003
    6 Nov

    Change of use and conversion of first and second floor storerooms to staff accommodation for restaurant

    This applicationRefusedFullLW/03/2247
  2. 2003
    6 Nov

    Listed Building application for the conversion of stores to create staff accommodation for restaurant

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLW/03/2248

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