2 Albion Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2ND
Proposal
Continued use of the property as a single family dwelling house since September 2018
- Received
- 5 November 2024
- Decided
- 16 January 2025 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
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- ReceivedReceived5 Nov
- ValidatedValidated27 Nov
- Consult.Consultation6 Jan
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided16 Jan
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at 2 Albion Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2ND. South Downs has handled 551 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 72 days, 5 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 102 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202019 Nov
Change the use from B&B back to residential
WithdrawnLawful Development Cert (Proposed)SDNP/20/05169/LDP - 201910 Jan
Enlarging the lower ground floor by removing a modern stud wall within the existing kitchen space and…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/19/00088/LIS - 201514 Aug
Alterations to third floor to enlarge dormer window at front and relocate ensuite shower room
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/04113/LIS - 201514 Aug
Alterations to third floor to enlarge dormer window at front and relocate ensuite shower room
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/15/04112/HOUS - 20146 Jun
Erection of a fixed awning to side of courtyard garden
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/02916/LIS - 201431 Mar
Discharge of condition 6 relating to planning approval SDNP/13/00847/LIS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/14/01695/DCOND - 200314 Oct
Change of use from residential/bed & breakfast to wholly residential
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/03/2078
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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