33 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AN
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from B1 to D1 use, with alteration to rear elevation
- Received
- 21 May 2015
- Decided
- 20 July 2015 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted21 May
- ValidatedValidated3 Jun
- Consult.Consultation10 Jul
- TargetTarget Date29 Jul
- DecidedDecided20 Jul
Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 33 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AN. 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 60 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. 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 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201521 May
Change of use of ground floor from B1 to D1 use, with alteration to rear elevation
This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/15/02529/FUL - 201521 May
Change of use of Ground Floor from B1 to D1 use, with alteration to rear elevation
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/15/02530/LIS
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201529 May
Alteration of rear elevation and addition of Velux windows
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/02652/LIS - 201529 May
Change of use of first floor from D2 to C3 residential use, with alteration of rear elevation and insertion…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/02651/FUL - 20141 Feb
Change of use from office to a residential unit
WithdrawnFull ApplicationSDNP/14/00529/FUL - 20098 Sep
Installation of a sign at ground floor level
WithdrawnListed building consentLW/09/0964 - 20097 Sep
Change of use from offices to health centre (D2) at first floor level
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/09/0965
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Lewes
- 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.
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