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5 Byelaw Cottages Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF

LW/16/0561Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 November 2016

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension and extension to front porch, addition of solar PV panels on the new flat roof at rear and solar thermal panels on the existing dwelling house roof

Received
5 July 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Barcombe & Hamsey
Agent
DPS Sussex Ltd
  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Nov
  4. Target2 Dec
  5. Decided30 Nov

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5 Byelaw Cottages Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 13 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,970 applications in total for the BN8 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
BN8 5EF
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Barcombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2016
Consultation expiry
25 November 2016
Consultation start
4 November 2016
Consultation end
25 November 2016
Neighbour consultation start
4 November 2016
Neighbour consultation end
25 November 2016
Last date for comments
25 November 2016
Target decision date
2 December 2016
Permission expires
30 November 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
DPS Sussex Ltd
Architect profile
DPS SUSSEX LIMITED
Agent address
19 Turner Dumbrell North End Ditchling Hassocks BN6 8GT

Planning decision

Statutory period
107 days

Publicity

Site notice start
25 August 2016
Site notice end
15 September 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05163966
Documents
9
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 parks, 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. 2017
    10 Feb

    Non material amendment relating to planning approval LW/16/0561

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentLW/17/0143
  2. 2016
    5 Jul

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and extension to front porch, addition of solar PV panels on the…

    This applicationApprovedFullLW/16/0561

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