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Town Hall High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QS

SDNP/15/02208/LISListed BuildingApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 9 July 2015

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Repairs and restoration to the primary elevation of Lewes Town Hall (Works to include repairs to: Brickwork, Stonework, associated flashings and ironwork and repairs/restoration to all windows and doors on the primary elevation and roofing works; new slate roof coverings/liquid applied waterproofing system to lead work behind the parapet wall and flag pole area and replacement of existing pavement light with clear glazing and installation of a stainless steel guardrail)

Received
5 May 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Agent
BLB Surveyors
  1. Received5 May
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.16 Jun
  4. Target10 Jul
  5. Decided9 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Town Hall High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QS. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 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 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,321 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

93% of heritage 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 2QS
Application type
Listed Building
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2015
Last date for comments
16 June 2015
Target decision date
10 July 2015
Permission expires
9 July 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
BLB Surveyors
Agent address
BLB House 15-16 Hunns Mere Way Brighton East Sussex BN2 6AH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04162778
Documents
22
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: Town HallOn this site · +10 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: 191 High Street, LewesRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2015
    5 May

    Repairs and restoration to the primary elevation of Lewes Town Hall (Works to include repairs to: Brickwork…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideSDNP/15/02207/FUL
  2. 2015
    5 May

    Repairs and restoration to the primary elevation of Lewes Town Hall (Works to include repairs to: Brickwork…

    This applicationApprovedHeritageSDNP/15/02208/LIS

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