4 Foundry Cottages Foundry Lane Lewes BN7 2AS
Proposal
Retrospective application for rooflight, rebuild of front elevation and internal layout changes
- Received
- 15 October 2018
- Decided
- 23 November 2018 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
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- ReceivedReceived15 Oct
- ValidatedValidated15 Oct
- Consult.Consultation14 Nov
- TargetTarget Date10 Dec
- DecidedDecided23 Nov
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at 4 Foundry Cottages Foundry Lane Lewes BN7 2AS. South Downs has handled 5,096 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 39 days, 5 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 102 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
Application Details
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Publicity
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Additional Information
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201831 Mar
Non-material amendment to LW/09/0760
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentSDNP/18/01782/NMA - 20142 Jun
Non material amendment to planning approval LW/09/0760
RefusedNon-material amendmentSDNP/14/02855/NMA - 200915 Jul
Restoration of disused dwelling to one x two bedroom dwelling
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/09/0760
Planning constraints
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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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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