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The Cottage Rotten Row Lewes BN7 1LJ

SDNP/18/02342/HOUSHouseholderApproved

Approved on 21 June 2018

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of small two storey gable extension to front elevation, replacement of existing rear dormer with two flat roof lead dormers, flat roof of existing garage replaced with pitched roof, conservation roof lights to loft and existing conservatory to be refurbished and re-roofed, redundant rear chimney removed

Received
1 May 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Agent
Nicola Furner Architects
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.7 Jun
  4. Target26 Jun
  5. Decided21 Jun

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at The Cottage Rotten Row Lewes BN7 1LJ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,321 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 1LJ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 May 2018
Last date for comments
7 June 2018
Target decision date
26 June 2018
Permission expires
21 June 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Nicola Furner Architects
Architect profile
NICOLA FURNER ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
5 Manor Terrace Potters Lane Lewes BN7 1JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06940907
Documents
17
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • National park: South Downs

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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  2. 2018
    1 May

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    This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/18/02342/HOUS

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