University Of Sussex Northfield Ln Brighton Falmer BN1 9RU
Proposal
Re-profiling of existing open land, comprising semi-improved and rank grassland, using imported chalk-based material excavated from the East Slope Student Residences site, to create a calcareous grassland, including temporary means of access for construction traffic from Northfield.
- Received
- 29 July 2016
- Decided
- 18 November 2016 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- ReceivedSubmitted29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated2 Aug
- Consult.Consultation27 Sep
- TargetTarget Date1 Nov
- DecidedDecided18 Nov
Decided in 108 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at University Of Sussex Northfield Ln Brighton Falmer BN1 9RU. 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 112 days, 5 weeks longer than South Downs's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,618 applications in total for the BN1 postcode area.
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Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, 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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- tp bennett · Agent for this application
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