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31 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LF

SDNP/14/03498/HOUSHouseholderRefused

Refused on 2 September 2014

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of external staircase from house to railway arch and associated works

Received
10 July 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Agent
Waterside Architects LTD
  1. Received10 Jul
  2. Validated10 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target4 Sep
  5. Decided2 Sep

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 31 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LF. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,321 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 2LF
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 July 2014
Last date for comments
11 August 2014
Target decision date
4 September 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
Waterside Architects LTD
Agent address
Suite S7 Waterside Centre North Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2PE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 31, Friar'S WalkOn this site · +5 more
  • National park: South Downs

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2014
    10 Jul

    Erection of external staircase from house to railway arch and associated works

    This applicationRefusedFullSDNP/14/03498/HOUS
  2. 2014
    10 Jul

    Erection of external staircase from house to railway arch and associated works

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/14/03510/LIS

Source: South Downs

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