Thebes Annexe 32 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LU
Proposal
Change of use from B1 (office use) to D1 (education)
- Received
- 14 November 2014
- Decided
- 6 January 2015 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted14 Nov
- ValidatedValidated14 Nov
- Consult.Consultation16 Dec
- TargetTarget Date9 Jan
- DecidedDecided6 Jan
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Thebes Annexe 32 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LU. South Downs has handled 5,088 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202027 Aug
Alterations to boundary wall
WithdrawnListed building consentSDNP/20/03629/LIS - 20197 Sep
Notification of the proposed installation of a high speed broadband cabinet (outside 32 High Street)
ApprovedBroadband Prior NotificationSDNP/19/04716/BBPN - 201812 Dec
Listed building consent to install a basin/vanity unit
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/18/06376/LIS - 201510 Sep
Installation of display banner
ApprovedAdvertisement consentSDNP/15/04733/ADV - 201510 Sep
Installation of banner sign
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/04605/LIS - 20153 Apr
Replacement of temporary bituminous felt roof with terne coated stainless steel on mover mail room annexe
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/01674/LIS - 201123 Feb
Regulation 3 application for replacement stone cappings and refurbishment of railings at front
ApprovedListed building consentLW/11/0251/NP - 20033 Oct
Listed Building application for addition of handrails to external entrance steps
ApprovedLocal Authority Application (Reg 3)LW/03/2002 - 200327 Jun
Upgrading of sewers
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/03/1350 - 200314 Jan
External handrails to entrance steps
ApprovedLocal Authority Application (Reg 3)LW/03/0075 - 20037 Jan
Listed Building application for addition of handrails to external entrance steps
ApprovedListed building consentLW/03/0026
Planning 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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