2 St Swithuns Terrace Lewes BN7 1UJ
Approved on 29 May 2019
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Loft conversion including construction of new dormer window to rear roof slope, new rear window, installation of a new conservation roof light to front roof slope and other minor alterations and repairs
- Received
- 12 March 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- Oaten Architects
- ReceivedReceived12 Mar
- ValidatedValidated12 Mar
- Consult.Consultation9 Apr
- TargetTarget Date7 May
- DecidedDecided29 May
Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 2 St Swithuns Terrace Lewes BN7 1UJ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. 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 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 1UJ
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 March 2019
- Last date for comments
- 9 April 2019
- Target decision date
- 7 May 2019
- Permission expires
- 29 May 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Oaten Architects
- Architect profile
- OATEN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- CMC 45 Roberston Street Hastings TN34 1HL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07633201
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 19
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
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Downs
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