The Old Bottling Works Castle Precincts Lewes East Sussex BN7 1YT
Approved on 14 September 2015
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of part of the building classified B1 manufacture of foodstuffs, to C3 holiday accommodation
- Received
- 3 July 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
- Agent
- Mike Hill Architectural Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived3 Jul
- ValidatedValidated3 Jul
- Consult.Consultation7 Aug
- TargetTarget Date28 Aug
- DecidedDecided14 Sep
Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at The Old Bottling Works Castle Precincts Lewes East Sussex BN7 1YT. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. 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 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 1YT
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 July 2015
- Last date for comments
- 7 August 2015
- Target decision date
- 28 August 2015
- Decision issued
- 16 September 2015
- Permission expires
- 16 September 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mike Hill Architectural Services Ltd
- Architect profile
- MIKE HILL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED
- Agent address
- Croom Cottage London Road East Hoathly Lewes East Sussex BN8 6EL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
- Constraints
- 8
Site 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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Associated applications
- 201514 Oct
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, & 5 attached to Listed Building Consent SDNP/15/03330/LIS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/05203/DCOND - 20153 Jul
Conversion of part of the building classified B1 manufacture of foodstuffs, to C3 holiday accommodation
This applicationApprovedHeritageSDNP/15/03330/LIS
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: South Downs
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