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37 Fitzgerald Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 1AU

LW/20/0864Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 July 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of garage/basement to studio flat

Received
18 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Seaford South
  1. Received18 Dec
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Feb
  4. Target30 Jun
  5. Decided1 Jul

Decided in 195 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 37 Fitzgerald Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 1AU. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 195 days, 20 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Seaford South. We hold 1,428 applications in total for the BN25 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
BN25 1AU
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Seaford

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2020
Consultation expiry
13 March 2021
Consultation start
18 January 2021
Consultation end
15 February 2021
Neighbour consultation start
18 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end
15 February 2021
Last date for comments
13 March 2021
Target decision date
30 June 2021
Permission expires
1 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
3 Dorset Place Brighton BN2 1ST

Planning decision

Statutory period
194 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 January 2021
Advertisement expiry
19 February 2021
Site notice start
20 February 2021
Site notice end
13 March 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09265981
Documents
17
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    18 Dec

    Conversion of garage/basement to studio flat

    This applicationApprovedFullLW/20/0864
  2. 2020
    18 Dec

    Erection of a single storey side extension

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationFiled alongsideLW/20/0875

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