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Spithurst Hub Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EE

LW/19/0284Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 July 2019

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Proposal

Conversion of an existing agricultural outbuilding into two commercial studio spaces.

Received
12 April 2019
Public comments
5
Ward
Barcombe & Hamsey
Agent
Intrinsic Spaces Ltd
  1. Received12 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.7 Jun
  4. Target18 Jul
  5. Decided18 Jul

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Spithurst Hub Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EE. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 6 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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 5EE
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Barcombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 April 2019
Consultation expiry
7 June 2019
Consultation start
10 May 2019
Consultation end
7 June 2019
Neighbour consultation start
10 May 2019
Neighbour consultation end
7 June 2019
Last date for comments
7 June 2019
Target decision date
18 July 2019
Permission expires
18 July 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Intrinsic Spaces Ltd
Agent address
Birchwood House Burtenshaw Farm Spithurst Barcombe BN8 5EE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
85 days

Publicity

Site notice start
13 May 2019
Site notice end
3 June 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07768551
Documents
12
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +2 more
  • 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 (21)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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