207 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS
Refused on 9 December 2014
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a single part subterranean dwelling with a grass roof and provision of on site parking
- Received
- 7 October 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- Agent
- Durhill Ltd
- ReceivedReceived7 Oct
- ValidatedValidated22 Oct
- Consult.Consultation20 Nov
- TargetTarget Date17 Dec
- DecidedDecided9 Dec
Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 207 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 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 2NS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 October 2014
- Last date for comments
- 20 November 2014
- Target decision date
- 17 December 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Durhill Ltd
- Agent address
- MGI House 3 Monson Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1LH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 41
- Constraints
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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Planning history at this site
16 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Dec
T1 - Indian Bean - Reduce the crown to the previous pruning marks and maintain the growth to this position T2…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/25/04903/TCA - 202518 Nov
Lawful Development certificate for the following material operations in compliance with Planning Permissions…
ApprovedLawful Development Cert (Existing)SDNP/25/04626/LDE - 20254 Sep
Non-material amendment to Planning Approval SDNP/22/03497/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentSDNP/25/03592/NMA - 202514 Aug
Partial discharge of Condition 6 (schedule of external materials finishes and samples) related to Planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/03335/DCOND - 202521 Jul
Discharge of Condition 3 (CEMP) in relation to the approval of SDNP/22/03497/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/02981/DCOND - 20198 Feb
Erection of detached sustainable house with on-site parking
RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/19/00666/FUL - 201819 Sep
Discharge of conditions 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 of application SDNP/15/01847/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/18/05513/DCOND - 20155 Oct
Refer to N/63/5366- increase depth of existing car park to match plans.
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/15/05435/PRE - 201516 Apr
Erection of a detached part subterranean and sustainable house with on-site parking
RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/01847/FUL - 201423 May
Erection of a subterranean dwelling with on site parking
WithdrawnFull ApplicationSDNP/14/02642/FUL - 201426 Mar
Alterations to existing rear garden wall to create a new brick arch and timber gates
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/14/01530/HOUS - 201426 Mar
Alterations to existing rear garden wall to allow for a new brick arch and timber gates
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/01531/LIS - 201430 Jan
Enlargement of ground floor shop by incorporating residential room to the rear including demolition of…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/00482/LIS - 201428 Jan
Repairs and alterations to external wall
ApprovedDo I need Planning PermissionSDNP/14/00459/DINPP - 20112 Mar
Discharge of condition 3 relating to planning approval LW/09/0504
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/11/0302/CD/NP - 200920 Oct
Discharge of condition 1 relating to planning approval LW/09/0504
RefusedDischarge of conditionsLW/09/1119/CD
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