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Parish Church Of St Peter Blatchington Hill Seaford East Sussex

LW/21/0083Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 May 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

New railings and gate as protection to steps leading to boiler room at low level

Received
8 February 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Seaford Central
Agent
John D Clarke Architects
  1. Received8 Feb
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.6 May
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Parish Church Of St Peter Blatchington Hill Seaford East Sussex. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 7 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Seaford (East Blatchington) conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Seaford Central.

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

Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Seaford

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2021
Consultation expiry
7 May 2021
Consultation start
15 April 2021
Consultation end
6 May 2021
Last date for comments
7 May 2021
Target decision date
28 May 2021
Permission expires
27 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
John D Clarke Architects
Agent address
The Mews Unit C 5 Watts Lane Eastbourne BN21 1NP

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 April 2021
Advertisement expiry
7 May 2021
Site notice start
1 April 2021
Site notice end
22 April 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09485026
Documents
14
Constraints
48

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Seaford (East Blatchington)
  • Listed building: Grade II: Churchyard WallOn this site · +3 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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