77 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XN
Approved on 1 March 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
External works to include: fascia sign on frontage and metal scissor sign to be fixed to existing windboard bracket; replace window on the south elevation with timber sash window; repoint eastern wall of 1970s toilet block and then clad in hanging slate tiles; repair existing asphalt roof covering to protect new slate tiles; remove vent on west elevation and replace with timber sash window; block up redundant doorway to external courtyard. Internal works to include: replace and relocate staircases between basement and upper ground floors with bespoke timber curved staircases, block up previous 1970s staircase opening and insert timber trapdoor and repair and extend timber flooring to match existing on ground floor; remove existing boiler and install new electric heating panels; compartmentation of ceiling between basement and fire escape corridor. Retrospective permission for the removal of 1970s dumb waiter housing between basement and upper ground floor, tanking of the basement and alterations to toilet block.
- Received
- 15 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- SC Planning
- ReceivedReceived15 Jan
- ValidatedValidated15 Jan
- Consult.Consultation20 Feb
- TargetTarget Date11 Mar
- DecidedDecided1 Mar
Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for signage at 77 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XN. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 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 1XN
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 January 2024
- Last date for comments
- 20 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 11 March 2024
- Permission expires
- 1 March 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SC Planning
- Agent address
- 2 Washere Close Berwick BN26 6TB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12720969
- Documents
- 35
- Constraints
- 26
Site 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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Associated applications
- 202415 Jan
External works to include: fascia sign on frontage and metal scissor sign to be fixed to existing windboard…
This applicationApprovedFullSDNP/24/00166/FUL - 202415 Jan
External works to include: fascia sign on frontage and metal scissor sign to be fixed to existing windboard…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/24/00167/LIS
Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201918 Mar
Proposed internal works for the provision of a fire lobby and relocation of stairs.
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/19/01302/LIS - 201817 Oct
Provision of new electrical and gas meters.
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/18/05389/LIS - 20183 Oct
Construction of a roof terrace to rear of property with associated alterations
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/18/05119/FUL - 20182 Oct
Construction of a roof terrace to rear of property with associated alterations
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/18/05106/LIS - 201818 Sep
Discharge of Condition No 5 relating to Plannning Approval Reference SDNP/18/01227/LIS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/18/04871/DCOND - 201818 Sep
Discharge of Condition No 5 relating to Plannning Approval Reference SDNP/18/01226/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/18/04872/DCOND - 20182 Mar
Change of use of first, second and third floors from A2 (Office) to form two x C3 (residential) units
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/18/01227/LIS - 201726 Oct
Internal alterations facilitating separation of A2 unit into 1no. A2 Unit with 3no. 1 Bed C3 Units.
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/17/05554/PRE
Source: South Downs
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