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Southover C of E Primary School Potters Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JP

SDNP/20/01844/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 July 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of new and replacement boundary gates and fences with associated works

Received
12 May 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Agent
Robinson Escott Planning
  1. Received12 May
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.6 Jul
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Southover C of E Primary School Potters Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JP. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1JP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 May 2020
Last date for comments
6 July 2020
Target decision date
7 July 2020
Permission expires
10 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Robinson Escott Planning
Agent address
Downe House 303 High Street Orpington BR6 0NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08645634
Documents
10
Constraints
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    24 Dec

    T1 Weeping Willow. Condition: Crack/split in scaffold limb overhanging gymnasium roof. Recommended action…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/19/06141/TCA
  2. 2015
    21 Oct

    1x unidentified tree - T2 on the plan - remove - as part of works for SDNP/15/04053/FUL

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/15/05316/TCA
  3. 2015
    30 Sep

    1x Silver Birch - remove

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/15/05022/TCA
  4. 2015
    7 Sep

    1 x Fig - fell to fence height

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/15/04500/TCA
  5. 2015
    24 Aug

    Retrospective change of use of part ground floor from storage (B8) to educational use (D1). Proposed change…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/04285/RE3
  6. 2015
    21 Jul

    1x Silver Birch - remove1x Unidentified tree - remove

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/15/03920/TCA

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