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39 The Avenue Lewes BN7 1QT

SDNP/21/03333/HOUSHouseholderWithdrawn

Proposal

Demolition of two existing sheds and erection of studio in the rear garden of the house

Received
22 June 2021
Decided
29 September 2021 · Application Withdrawn
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.30 Jul
  4. Target21 Aug
  5. Decided29 Sep

Decided in 95 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs88% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at 39 The Avenue Lewes BN7 1QT. South Downs has handled 5,088 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 99 days, 4 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/21/03333/HOUS
Address
39 The Avenue Lewes BN7 1QT
Postcode
BN7 1QT
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Householder
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Withdrawn
Current Status
Case Withdrawn
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Giles Reid Architects
Agent Address
219 Sandycombe Road Kew Richmond TW9 2EW

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 June 2021
Target Decision Date
21 August 2021
Date Decided
29 September 2021
Date Validated
26 June 2021
Date Submitted
22 June 2021
Last Date for Comments
30 July 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09947170
Documents
26
Constraints
17
Coordinates
50.875042, 0.002210
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    22 Jun

    Demolition of two existing sheds and erection of studio in the rear garden of the house

    This applicationWithdrawnFullSDNP/21/03333/HOUS
  2. 2021
    21 Jun

    Laurel (T1) - Fell. Poor specimen. Damaging fenceFlowering Cherry (T2) - Fell. Poor specimenHawthorn (T4)…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaFiled alongsideSDNP/21/03323/TCA

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 (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.

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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