140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Proposal
T1 - Beech - crown lift to give up to 4 metres clearance of school building at side and above - by no more than 3 metres.T2 - Beech - crown lift to give up to 4 metres clearance of school building at side and above - by no more than 3 metres.T3 - Leyland Cypress - prune back tree canopy to give up to 3 metre clearance to the building - by no more than 2.5 metres.
- Received
- 22 November 2022
- Decided
- 4 January 2023 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
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- ReceivedReceived22 Nov
- ValidatedValidated22 Nov
- Consult.Consultation26 Dec
- TargetTarget Date3 Jan
- DecidedDecided4 Jan
Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 2,287 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 43 days. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 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.
- 202517 Dec
Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/25/05016/LIS - 202517 Dec
Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/25/05015/FUL - 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 - 20193 Apr
Preapp in relation to listed building consent to make repairs to minaret, reconfiguration of WC facilities…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/19/01659/PRE - 20179 Jun
Non material amendment relating to planning approval SDNP/16/06340/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentSDNP/17/02970/NMA - 201711 May
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 relating to Listed Building Consent SDNP/16/06341/LIS
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/17/02469/DCOND - 20144 Aug
New signage and repainting of the main entrance door
RefusedListed building consentSDNP/14/03911/LIS
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
- Brownfield land register: The Shelleys Hotel, 136 High Street LewesRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
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 and heritage coasts.
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