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High Wood 51 Firle Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HU

LW/23/0737Householder Planning PermissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 10 January 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey front extension to include double garage, single storey front porch, single storey flat roof rear extension with first floor roof terrace, two storey rear extension, installation of raised rear terrace with pergola, glass balustrade and access steps, alterations to existing rear fenestration, and alterations to existing driveway

Received
29 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Seaford West
Agent
Hapa Architects
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.3 Jan
  4. Target17 Jan
  5. Decided10 Jan

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at High Wood 51 Firle Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HU. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Lewes's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Seaford West. 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 2HU
Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Seaford

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2023
Consultation expiry
5 January 2024
Consultation start
6 December 2023
Consultation end
3 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start
6 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
3 January 2024
Last date for comments
5 January 2024
Target decision date
17 January 2024
Permission expires
10 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hapa Architects
Architect profile
HAPA ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
11 The Old Steine Brighton BN1 1EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
49 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 December 2023
Advertisement expiry
5 January 2024
Site notice start
7 December 2023
Site notice end
28 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12634005
Documents
15
Constraints
44

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    6 Dec

    Discharge of Conditions: 2 (Pre-com CEMP), 3 (Pre-com Materials), 4 (Pre-com Landscaping), 5 (Slab…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideLW/23/0758/CD
  2. 2023
    29 Nov

    Two storey front extension to include double garage, single storey front porch, single storey flat roof rear…

    This applicationApprovedFullLW/23/0737

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