53 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AN
Proposal
Demolition of existing enclosed staircase, lift shaft, and lean-to, and erection of a single storey rear/side extension to include staffroom, toilets and storeroom
- Received
- 8 October 2009
- Decided
- 9 March 2010 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge
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- ReceivedReceived8 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Jan
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 109 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at 53 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AN. 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 152 days, 14 weeks longer than Lewes's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 20098 Oct
Demolition of existing enclosed staircase, lift shaft, and lean-to, and erection of a single storey rear/side…
This applicationApprovedFullLW/09/1075 - 20098 Oct
Demolition of existing enclosed staircase, lift shaft, and lean-to, and erection of a single storey rear/side…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLW/09/1077
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201019 Nov
Conversion of first floor storerooms to provide 5 x 1 bedroom and 2 x 2 bedroom flats including new external…
ApprovedListed building consentLW/10/1468/NP - 201019 Nov
Conversion of first floor storerooms to provide 5 x 1 bedroom and 2 x 2 bedroom flats including new external…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/10/1466/NP
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Lewes
- 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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