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Sussex Police Headquarters Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ

SDNP/15/03033/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 11 August 2015

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Creation of a liftshaft between training and administration buildings facing internal court of police plot & creation of lobby including new shaft with existing lobby on the ground floor

Received
18 June 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Agent
Oxford Architects
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.22 Jul
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided11 Aug

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Sussex Police Headquarters Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 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 2DZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 June 2015
Last date for comments
22 July 2015
Target decision date
17 August 2015
Permission expires
11 August 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Oxford Architects
Agent address
Bagley Croft Hinksey Hill Oxford Oxfordshire OX 1 5BS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • National park: South Downs

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

  1. 2015
    18 Jun

    Creation of a liftshaft between training and administration buildings facing internal court of police plot &…

    This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/15/03033/FUL
  2. 2015
    16 Jun

    New access and associated external works and erection of new gates in the existing fence

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideSDNP/15/02984/FUL

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2015
    30 Jan

    1 x Lime T3 of the Order - Crown lift to 4m, clear deadwood.1 x Sycamore T2 of the Order - Clear deadwood and…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/15/00499/TPO
  2. 2014
    12 Nov

    External repair and refurbishment to stone elevations, roof and rainwater goods together with associated…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/05836/LIS
  3. 2014
    29 Apr

    Creation of a lift shaft on the front elevation of the communications building, replacement of all windows…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/14/02185/FUL
  4. 2014
    10 Mar

    New vehicular access road on eastern side with associated pedestrian access

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/14/01208/PRE
  5. 2014
    3 Mar

    Creation of lift shaft, replacement of all windows and curtain walling, addition of second entrance screen…

    ApprovedPre-Application (sdnpa defined)SDNP/14/01087/PRE

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