28 Western Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RP
Proposal
Change of use from commercial/retail into two self-contained residential units
- Received
- 3 February 2015
- Decided
- 2 April 2015 · Approved
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
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- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Feb
- Consult.Consultation4 Mar
- TargetTarget Date31 Mar
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 28 Western Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RP. South Downs has handled 5,096 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. 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 72 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201512 Jun
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 relating to planning approval SDNP/15/00503/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/02913/DCOND - 20153 Feb
Change of use from commercial/retail into two self-contained residential units
This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/15/00503/FUL
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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 (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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