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Elm Court Blatchington Road Seaford East Sussex

LW/23/0636Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 11 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) in relation to approval LW/20/0799 to amend design of proposed dwellings including changes to enclosed staircases, removal of solar PV panels on roof, and external staircases and access balconies at front elevation, with the addition of air source heat pumps

Received
17 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
7
Ward
Seaford Central
Agent
Ben Jones Architects
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated1 Nov
  3. Consult.1 Dec
  4. Target27 Dec
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Elm Court Blatchington Road Seaford East Sussex. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 4 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
Small
Parish
Seaford

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 November 2023
Consultation expiry
8 December 2023
Consultation start
3 November 2023
Consultation end
1 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start
3 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
1 December 2023
Last date for comments
8 December 2023
Target decision date
27 December 2023
Permission expires
11 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ben Jones Architects
Architect profile
BEN JONES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
47 Priory Street Lewes BN7 1HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
8 December 2023
Site notice start
6 November 2023
Site notice end
27 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12522667
Documents
35
Constraints
56

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Land at Elm Court, Blatchington Road, 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 (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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© 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. 2023
    17 Oct

    Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) in relation to approval LW/20/0799

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)LW/23/0636
  2. 2020
    24 Nov

    Erection of 9 new dwellings and associated infrastructure

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationPart ofLW/20/0799

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