Sunnymead Rotten Row Lewes BN7 1TN
Approved on 17 August 2017
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a single storey rear extension and rebuilding of existing raised timber decking
- Received
- 30 June 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- BBM Sustainable Design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated12 Jul
- Consult.Consultation16 Aug
- TargetTarget Date6 Sep
- DecidedDecided17 Aug
Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Sunnymead Rotten Row Lewes BN7 1TN. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory 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 1TN
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 July 2017
- Last date for comments
- 16 August 2017
- Target decision date
- 6 September 2017
- Decision issued
- 23 August 2017
- Permission expires
- 23 August 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- BBM Sustainable Design Ltd
- Agent address
- Cooksbridge Station House Cooksbridge BN8 4SW England
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-06192028
- Documents
- 22
- Constraints
- 17
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 (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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
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ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/20/01908/HOUS - 20199 Sep
Proposed replacement gates
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/19/04399/PRE - 201717 Aug
1x Bay - pruning of limb impacting on flint wall1x Holly - remove self sown tree currently impacting flint…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/17/04312/TCA - 201618 Jul
Replacement of existing windows, alterations to window openings and installation of wood burning stove and…
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/16/03633/HOUS
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