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St Leonard's Church Hall Church Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HL

LW/22/0816Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Partial demolition of existing Church Hall and construction part 2 storey and part 3 storey dwelling, conversion of the Parish Office building into 2no 2 storey dwellings (AMENDED DESIGN)

Received
9 December 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
Seaford Central
Agent
Mackellar Schwerdt Architects
  1. Received9 Dec
  2. Validated9 Dec
  3. Consult.13 Jan
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided4 Dec

Decided in 360 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at St Leonard's Church Hall Church Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HL. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 360 days, 43 weeks longer than Lewes's typical decision time. The site is in the Seaford (Town Centre) conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 1HL
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Seaford

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 December 2022
Consultation expiry
20 January 2023
Consultation start
16 December 2022
Consultation end
13 January 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
13 January 2023
Last date for comments
20 January 2023
Target decision date
3 February 2023
Permission expires
4 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mackellar Schwerdt Architects
Agent address
The Old Library Albion Street Lewes BN7 2ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 December 2022
Advertisement expiry
20 January 2023
Site notice start
19 December 2022
Site notice end
9 January 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11600084
Documents
42
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Seaford (Town Centre)
  • Brownfield land register: 1-10 Talland Parade, High Street, SeafordRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    28 May

    Demolition of church hall and erection of 2no. dwellinghouses

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/25/0312

Source: Lewes

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