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The Meridian 109 Western Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RS

LW/09/1157Conservation Area Consent ApplicationRefused
Listed building consent

Refused on 24 December 2009

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing vacant Public House

Received
2 November 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Lewes Priory
Agent
Turner Associates Ltd
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated2 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Dec
  4. Target28 Dec
  5. Decided24 Dec

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at The Meridian 109 Western Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RS. Lewes has handled 406 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

95% of heritage 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 1RS
Application type
Conservation Area Consent Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 November 2009
Consultation expiry
4 December 2009
Consultation start
6 November 2009
Consultation end
4 December 2009
Neighbour consultation start
6 November 2009
Neighbour consultation end
4 December 2009
Last date for comments
4 December 2009
Target decision date
28 December 2009

Applicant and agent

Agent
Turner Associates Ltd
Agent address
19A Wilbury Avenue Hove East Sussex BN3 6HS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
10 November 2009
Site notice end
1 December 2009

Additional information

Constraints
21

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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Source: Lewes

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