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The Old Poor House 7 Castle Banks Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UZ

LW/09/1279Listed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 26 January 2010

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal works to line chimney, extend hearth, remove existing covering tiles around fireplace to reveal original brick surround and replace tiles on hearth floor and installation of woodburning stove

Received
3 December 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Lewes Castle
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.8 Jan
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided26 Jan

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at The Old Poor House 7 Castle Banks Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UZ. Lewes has handled 406 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. 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.

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 1UZ
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2009
Consultation expiry
8 January 2010
Consultation start
11 December 2009
Consultation end
8 January 2010
Neighbour consultation start
11 December 2009
Neighbour consultation end
8 January 2010
Last date for comments
8 January 2010
Target decision date
28 January 2010
Decision issued
27 January 2010
Permission expires
27 January 2013

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 December 2009
Site notice end
7 January 2010

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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. 2010
    2 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 1 & 2 relating to listed building consent LW/09/1279

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/10/0126/CD
  2. 2009
    3 Dec

    Internal works to line chimney, extend hearth, remove existing covering tiles around fireplace to reveal…

    This applicationApprovedHeritageLW/09/1279

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    12 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Bats) in relation to the approval of SDNP/24/00074/HOUS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/02394/DCOND
  2. 2021
    5 Apr

    Removal of lean-to and landscaping works

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/21/02460/PRE
  3. 2015
    15 Jul

    Repair of damp-affected walls, replace and repair cast iron gutter extending full width of roof, replace…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/03560/LIS
  4. 2009
    13 Nov

    Internal and external works, line chimney, replace chimney pot, extend hearth in living room fire place…

    WithdrawnListed building consentLW/09/1207
  5. 2002
    29 Jul

    Formation of bathroom and dormer window ro rear of second floor, replacement of windows to match existing and…

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/02/1519
  6. 2002
    23 Jul

    Listed Building application to form new bathroom and dormer window ro rear of second floor. Replacement of…

    ApprovedListed building consentLW/02/1480

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