Friends of Lewes Planning Committee Report 4 April 2023

Representations made on planning applications following the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 4 April 2023:

SDNP/22/05028/HOUS: 4 St Nicholas Lane: Section 73a retrospective application for single storey rear extension.
The Friends of Lewes would like to comment that the use of UVPC on the rear elevations is to be regretted in the Conservation Area. Fortunately, the application of this UVPC is not visible on the St Nicholas Lane street frontage.

SDNP/23/00171/HOUS: 7 Prince Edwards Road: Replacement of windows to front elevation with double-glazed timber sash windows.
The Friends of Lewes object to the use of integral glazing bars between the panes of glass within the Conservation Area.

SDNP/23/00846/HOUS: 24 Fitzjohns Road: Erection of raised decking to the rear.
The Friends of Lewes object to the erection of this dominant structure on steeply sloping ground to the rear of the property, which would overlook adjacent neighbours. The Society considers that an alternative approach of ‘cut’ and ‘fill’ would provide a more appropriate solution.

SDNP/23/00868/HOUS: 4B Lansdown Place: Replacement of front door, replacement of front fanlight with double glaze fanlight, replacement of 2 windows to rear.
The Friends of Lewes object to the removal of the existing fanlight over the front door, as it is a traditional design that makes a positive contribution to the street scene within the Conservation Area.

SDNP/23/00876/CND: Caburn Cuilfail: Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) relating to planning approval SDNP/22/01291/HOUS to include turning the roof 90 degrees.
The Friends of Lewes would like to comment that the Society prefers the original orientation of the roof to the suggested variation.

SDNP/23/01014/LIS: 8 Mount Pleasant: Remove failed front elevation brickwork and reinstate to match the original construction plus structural repairs.
The Friends of Lewes fully support this application and commend the detail of the supporting documents and welcome the repair of this listed building within the Conservation Area.

SDNP/23/01111/HOUS: 26 Priory Street: Erection of single storey rear extension and associated demolition of existing rear extension.
The Friends of Lewes consider this proposal to be an imaginative improvement to a compact house within the Conservation Area. However, although reference has been made in the Design and Access Statement to the “material appearance” and the possible palette of materials that could be used, it would be useful to have confirmation of the specific materials that are now proposed.

SDNP/23/00499/HOUS: 18 Fitzjohns Road: Erection of single storey side extension and single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof conversion with rear dormer.
The Friends of Lewes object to the large box dormer to the rear of the property as it does not accord with the Current Design Guidance on dormers. The Society also objects to the removal of the existing hip roof and the introduction of a gable end, as this property is semi-detached and the introduction of a gable end would set a precedent locally, which has a large number of hipped roofs.

SDNP/23/01229/HOUS: 49 Cluny Street: Replacement of ground and first floor timber windows to front with UVPC windows.
The Friends of Lewes consider that there is inadequate information to assess the impact of replacing the existing timber windows with UVPC windows. In the Conservation Area it would be essential to ensure that the proposed UVPC windows have as slender a frame as possible in order to try to match the existing timber windows. The submitted elevations of the existing and proposed frontages do not provide sufficient detail for this assessment to be made.

The Committee examined the following applications and had no observations to make:

SDNP/23/00453/HOUS: 46 Highdown Road	Erection of single-storey side/front extension.
SDNP/23/00864/HOUS: 33 Cross Way	Erection of two-storey side extension.
SDNP/23/00910/HOUS: 1 Chandlers Wharf	First-floor single-storey side extension.
SDNP/23/00291/CND: Land at Southdowns Road	Variation of Condition 1 (Plans) relating to planning approval SDNP/15/01303/FUL for addition of terraces to plots 12PH and 10WH.
SDNP/23/00976/PA14J: 1 Brooklands Yard, Southover High Street	Install solar panels on single-storey existing pitched roof.
SDNP/23/00977: 3 Valley Road	Erection of single-storey side extension and addition of dropped kerb.
SDNP/19/01036/CND: 8 Grange Road	Variation of Condition 1 (Plans) related to Planning Approval SDNP/19/02989/HOUS to include insertion of New Conservation style rooflight to front roof slope.
SDNP/23/01048/HOUS: 18 Keere Street	Addition of first-floor window to rear, first-floor window to side, and rooflight to first floor.
SDNP/23/01059/HOUS: 9 Houndean Rise	Demolition of rear extension, erection of single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration to front and side.
SDNP/23/01161/LDP: 22 Mill Road	Single storey rear extension and fenestration changes including rooflights.
SDNP/23/01250/HOUS: 17 Lancaster Street	Conversion of 17 and 19 into a single property, demolition of greenhouse, and alterations to east and north fenestration.
SDNP/23/01327/HOUS: 22 Mill Road	Single storey rear extension, addition of gable extension to front, and increase of main roof pitch from 40 degrees to 48 degrees.