Yew Tree Cottage 62 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JA

SDNP/20/05012/HOUSHouseholderApproved

Approved on 4 March 2021

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of PV panels behind parapet wall of cottage and to flat roof of modern rear of property

Received: 12 November 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: South Downs
Ward: Lewes Priory Ward
Agent: Granit chartered architects ltd

ReceivedReceived12 Nov
ValidatedValidated12 Nov
Consult.Consultation11 Jan
TargetTarget Date7 Jan
DecidedDecided4 Mar

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Yew Tree Cottage 62 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JA. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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 1JA
Application type: Householder
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 November 2020
Last date for comments: 11 January 2021
Target decision date: 7 January 2021
Permission expires: 4 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Granit chartered architects ltd
Agent address: Studios 18-19 16 Porteus Place Clapham London SW4 0AS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-09218154
Documents: 17
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Lewes
Listed building: Grade II: Yew Tree CottageOn this site · +5 more
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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Associated applications

2020
12 Nov
Installation of PV panels behind parapet wall of cottage and to flat roof of modern rear of property
This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/20/05012/HOUS
2020
12 Nov
Installation of PV panels behind parapet wall of cottage and to flat roof of modern rear of property
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/20/05013/LIS

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: South Downs

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