4 Church Street Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HD

LW/22/0559Planning ApplicationRefused

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Refused on 9 November 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from residential to holiday let with internal alterations including addition of a sauna in the basement, addition of shower space to ground floor bathroom and addition of ensuite bathroom on first floor

Received: 17 August 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Lewes District Council
Ward: Seaford Central
Agent: Asher Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived17 Aug
ValidatedValidated17 Aug
Consult.Consultation21 Sep
TargetTarget Date9 Nov
DecidedDecided9 Nov

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4 Church Street Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HD. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Seaford (Town Centre) conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Seaford Central. 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 1HD
Application type: Planning Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Seaford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 August 2022
Consultation expiry: 30 September 2022
Consultation start: 24 August 2022
Consultation end: 21 September 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 24 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 21 September 2022
Last date for comments: 30 September 2022
Target decision date: 9 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Asher Planning Ltd
Agent address: 2 De Grey Close Lewes BN7 2JR

Planning decision

Statutory period: 84 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 September 2022
Advertisement expiry: 30 September 2022
Site notice start: 25 August 2022
Site notice end: 15 September 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference: APPEAL/23/0003
Appeal status: Decided
Appeal result: Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3314433

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 November 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11478948
Documents: 16
Constraints: 29

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)
Conservation area: Seaford (Town Centre)
Listed building: Grade II: Alma House Phoenix Corner HouseOn or next to this site · +2 more

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.

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Source: Lewes

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