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5 St James Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HR

SDNP/15/04623/TCATree in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

1 x Larch - Remove

Received
14 August 2015
Decided
10 November 2015 · Raise No Objection
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.28 Sep
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs99% of trees applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a tree application at 5 St James Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HR. South Downs has handled 2,287 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 88 days, 6 weeks longer than South Downs's median. 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 72 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/15/04623/TCA
Address
5 St James Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HR
Postcode
BN7 1HR
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 August 2015
Target Decision Date
25 September 2015
Date Decided
10 November 2015
Date Validated
14 August 2015
Date Submitted
14 August 2015
Last Date for Comments
28 September 2015
Permission Expires
10 November 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Raise No Objection
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
2
Constraints
7
Coordinates
50.869747, 0.006219
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Associated applications

  1. 2015
    14 Aug

    1 x Larch - Fell

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaFiled alongsideSDNP/15/04444/TCA
  2. 2015
    14 Aug

    1 x Larch - Remove

    This applicationApprovedTreesSDNP/15/04623/TCA

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4, St James StreetOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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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