The Gatehouse Downmere Poynings Road Poynings Brighton West Sussex BN45 7AG
Approved on 23 December 2019
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
New internal configuration/layout of spaces. New glazing layout and specification throughout including new oak frame courtyard glazing design. Revised entrance design to south elevation with oak frame pitched roof overhang. Increase width of proposed extension. Inclusion of conservation style rooflights to main roof. Relocation off chimney. Relocation of 2 dormers to suit internal layout
- Received
- 10 September 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Hurstpierpoint And Downs Ward
- Agent
- Life Size Architecture
- ReceivedReceived10 Sep
- ValidatedValidated16 Oct
- Consult.Consultation27 Nov
- TargetTarget Date11 Dec
- DecidedDecided23 Dec
Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at The Gatehouse Downmere Poynings Road Poynings Brighton West Sussex BN45 7AG. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Poynings conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 290 applications in total for the BN45 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
- BN45 7AG
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Poynings Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 October 2019
- Last date for comments
- 27 November 2019
- Target decision date
- 11 December 2019
- Permission expires
- 23 December 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Life Size Architecture
- Architect profile
- LIFE SIZE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- Unit 1 100 North Road Brighton BN1 1YE United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08136433
- Documents
- 50
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Poynings
- 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
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202428 Oct
T1 Alder to reduce radial crown spread by 3m back to appropriate growth points and deadwood canopy
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/24/04470/TCA - 202028 Sep
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS - Condition 3, 4, 7 and 9 of Planning Consent SDNP/20/02065/HOUS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/20/04130/DCOND - 202027 May
Provision of external cladding, insulation, flue and new roof to outbuilding (part retrospective), new wall…
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/20/02065/HOUS - 201912 Jul
Proposed alterations to the approved design reference SDNP/18/01971/HOUS
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/19/03424/PRE - 201919 Jun
New internal configuration/layout of spaces. New glazing layout and specification throughout including new…
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentSDNP/19/02968/NMA - 201915 Jan
Discharge of Conditions 3, 5, 13 and 14 on planning permission SDNP/18/01971/HOUS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/19/00184/DCOND - 201812 Apr
1. The refurbishment and extension of the existing ancillary building to the north of the site to provide a 5…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/18/01971/HOUS
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