Springfield Industrial Estate Ditchling Road Wivelsfield East Sussex
Proposal
Demolition and redevelop of existing site to deliver 30.no new residential dwellings with new access road and associated landscaping, amenity space, car parking, cycle and refuse storage (Site location plan amended 21.06.2022)
- Received
- 12 November 2021
- Decided
- 12 September 2023 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Lewes District Council
- Ward
- Wivelsfield
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- ReceivedReceived12 Nov
- ValidatedValidated12 Nov
- Consult.Consultation27 Dec
- TargetTarget Date28 Jul
- DecidedDecided12 Sep
Decided in 669 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at Springfield Industrial Estate Ditchling Road Wivelsfield East Sussex. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 669 days, 88 weeks longer than Lewes's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Wivelsfield.
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Associated applications
- 20264 Mar
Modification of S106 Agreement relating to planning application LW/21/0867
PendingDischarge of conditionsLW/26/0122 - 202112 Nov
Demolition and redevelop of existing site to deliver 30.no new residential dwellings with new access road and…
This applicationApprovedFullLW/21/0867
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: Springfield Industrial Estate, Ditchling Road WivelsfieldRegister site at or near this address
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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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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