Land to The rear of Lewes Old Grammar School 141 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Proposal
Insertion/extension of the first floor/mezzanine space to form 2no. additional classrooms, existing ground floor workshop to be retained with minor alterations, and additional windows to the east elevation and recovering of roof with slates and conservation rooflights
- Received
- 8 April 2022
- Target decision date
- 18 May 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
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- ReceivedReceived8 Apr
- ValidatedValidated20 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date18 May
- DecidedDecided
This is an outline application for an extension at Land to The rear of Lewes Old Grammar School 141 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 1,977 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 31 days. It was submitted on 8 April 2022 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202512 May
Lowering height of flat roof and installation of mechanically opening roof light
PendingListed building consentSDNP/25/01992/LIS - 202512 May
Lowering height of flat roof and installation of mechanically opening roof light
PendingFull ApplicationSDNP/25/01991/FUL - 202429 May
Discharge of Condition 3 (rainwater goods, cladding and window details) related to Planning Approval…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/02187/DCOND - 20248 Mar
Erection of single-storey rear extension (Revised Plans)
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/01014/FUL - 20248 Mar
Erection of single-storey rear extension (Revised Plans)
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/01015/LIS - 20237 Feb
Creation of first floor to accommodate two additional classrooms within existing workshop, additional window…
RefusedListed building consentSDNP/23/00522/LIS - 20237 Feb
Additional window to ground floor, replacement of roof finish with slate roof and single feature rooflight…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/23/00521/FUL - 20236 Feb
Internal alterations to ground floor WC
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/00503/LIS - 20227 Jul
Repairs to sash windows and associated cills/surrounds to south elevation
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/22/03220/LIS - 202118 Mar
Installation of vision panels to existing internal doors, replacement of modern doors with fire rated…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/21/01546/LIS - 20193 Apr
Replacement/refurbishment of internal doors to provide fire protection to escape routes, to comply with…
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/19/01652/PRE - 20144 Aug
New signage and repainting of the main entrance door
RefusedListed building consentSDNP/14/03912/LIS
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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.1 miLewesRTPI
- 3.9 miBrightonRTPI
- 7.0 miBrightonRTPI
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