6 Dorset Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TH
Approved on 7 January 2014
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a rear extension at basement and first floor levels and loft conversion including insertion of rooflights at rear
- Received
- 6 November 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- Nicola Furner Architects
- ReceivedReceived6 Nov
- ValidatedValidated8 Nov
- Consult.Consultation4 Dec
- TargetTarget Date3 Jan
- DecidedDecided7 Jan
Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 6 Dorset Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TH. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
88% of full applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- BN7 1TH
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 November 2013
- Consultation expiry
- 13 December 2013
- Consultation start
- 13 November 2013
- Consultation end
- 4 December 2013
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 November 2013
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 December 2013
- Last date for comments
- 13 December 2013
- Target decision date
- 3 January 2014
- Decision issued
- 9 January 2014
- Permission expires
- 9 January 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Nicola Furner Architects
- Architect profile
- NICOLA FURNER ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 5 Manor Terrace Potters Lane Lewes East Sussex bn7 1jr United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 22 November 2013
- Site notice end
- 13 December 2013
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-02994662
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 20
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
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 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: South Downs
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