Skyhouse Cuilfail Lewes East Sussex BN7 2BE
Approved on 3 December 2015
Planning committee
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Proposal
Section 73a retrospective application for change of use from residential to mixed use (residential and bed and breakfast)
- Received
- 23 September 2015
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedReceived23 Sep
- ValidatedValidated28 Sep
- Consult.Consultation10 Nov
- TargetTarget Date23 Nov
- DecidedDecided3 Dec
Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Skyhouse Cuilfail Lewes East Sussex BN7 2BE. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 2BE
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 September 2015
- Last date for comments
- 10 November 2015
- Target decision date
- 23 November 2015
- Permission expires
- 3 December 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Vicarage Cottages The Street Iford Lewes East Sussex BN7 3EJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 60
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National park: South Downs
- SSSI: Lewes Downs SSSINext to the site
- Special Area of Conservation: Lewes DownsNext to the site
- 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, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20148 Apr
Discharge of condition 9 relating to planning approval SDNP/13/03099
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/14/01877/DCOND - 201426 Mar
Installation of ground mounted solar panels
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/14/01520/HOUS - 201417 Mar
Non-material amendment to planning approval SDNP/13/03099/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentSDNP/14/01339/NMA - 201322 Nov
Discharge of condition 5, 6, 8 & 11 relating to planning approval SDNP/13/03099/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/13/05610/DCOND
Source: South Downs
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