140 High Street Lewes BN7 1XS
Proposal
Investigation works and repairs to minaret over central stair of Tyne House
- Received
- 20 April 2020
- Decided
- 29 July 2020 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
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- ReceivedReceived20 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 May
- Consult.Consultation28 Jul
- TargetTarget Date17 Jul
- DecidedDecided29 Jul
Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)
This is a heritage application at 140 High Street Lewes BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 100 days, 4 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20249 Oct
Discharge of condition 3 (schedule of repair works) related to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02400/LIS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/04151/DCOND - 202412 Jun
Replacement of 2 no. french door sets with associated side panels and top lights to rear extension
ConditionsListed building consentSDNP/24/02400/LIS - 202412 Jun
Repairs to 1no french door set and like-for-like replacement of 1 no. french door set with associated side…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/02399/FUL - 202320 Jun
Hard and soft landscaping to rear
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/02569/LIS - 20239 May
Proposed internal glazed security door
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/01950/LIS - 20236 Feb
Retrospective application for internal glazed screen between library and hallway at ground floor
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/00493/LIS - 20227 Apr
Proposed glazed screen internally between library and hallway at ground floor
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/22/01773/LIS - 201913 Jun
2 no. WC alterations plus one additional new WC in Tyne House
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/19/02862/LIS - 201621 Dec
Create access route between Tyne House site and Mead House to include installation of new gate and entrance…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/16/06341/LIS - 201621 Dec
Create access route between Tyne House site and Mead House to include installation of new gate and entrance…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/16/06340/FUL - 20169 Nov
T1 - 1 No. Sycamore - fell to ground level - growing between two walls.T2 - 1 No. Cypress - fell to ground…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/05597/TCA - 20144 Aug
New signage and repainting of the main entrance door
RefusedListed building consentSDNP/14/03911/LIS - 20091 Jul
Discharge of conditions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 & 8 relating to listed building consent LW/08/1437
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/09/0701/CD
Planning 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 (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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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