4 Thomas Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AZ
Refused on 19 December 2013
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a two storey extension to rear (demolition of existing extensions)
- Received
- 8 November 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- Agent
- Ben Jones Architects
- ReceivedReceived8 Nov
- ValidatedValidated8 Nov
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date3 Jan
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 4 Thomas Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AZ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Lewes Bridge 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 2AZ
- 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
- 14 November 2013
- Consultation end
- 5 December 2013
- Neighbour consultation start
- 14 November 2013
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 December 2013
- Last date for comments
- 13 December 2013
- Target decision date
- 3 January 2014
- Decision issued
- 23 December 2013
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ben Jones Architects
- Architect profile
- BEN JONES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Ben Jones Architects 13 Dorset Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 22 November 2013
- Site notice end
- 13 December 2013
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- National park: South Downs
- Brownfield land register: 68-74 , Malling Street, LewesRegister site at or near this address
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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 Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: South Downs
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