140 High Street Lewes BN7 1XS
Proposal
Create access route between Tyne House site and Mead House to include installation of new gate and entrance, laying of a path and construction of fencing, restoration to flint walls and steps to slope to Paddock Lane
- Received
- 21 December 2016
- Decided
- 2 March 2017 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
- ReceivedReceived21 Dec
- ValidatedValidated17 Jan
- Consult.Consultation16 Feb
- TargetTarget Date14 Mar
- DecidedDecided2 Mar
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at 140 High Street Lewes BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 days quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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Associated applications
- 20179 Jun
Non material amendment relating to planning approval SDNP/16/06340/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentSDNP/17/02970/NMA - 201621 Dec
Create access route between Tyne House site and Mead House to include installation of new gate and entrance…
This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/16/06340/FUL - 201621 Dec
Create access route between Tyne House site and Mead House to include installation of new gate and entrance…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/16/06341/LIS
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202020 Apr
Investigation works and repairs to minaret over central stair of Tyne House
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/20/01552/LIS - 201913 Jun
2 no. WC alterations plus one additional new WC in Tyne House
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/19/02862/LIS - 20169 Nov
T1 - 1 No. Sycamore - fell to ground level - growing between two walls.T2 - 1 No. Cypress - fell to ground…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/05597/TCA
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (20)
flood storage 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.
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