Friends of Lewes Planning Committee Report – 6th November 2024

Representations made on planning applications following the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 6th November 2024

01/10/24 to 31/10/24:

SDNP/24/03471/FUL: Garage Compound Buckwell Court. Demolition of garages and erection of 2 x dwellings.

SDNP/24/03472/FUL: Garage Compound Waldshut Road. Demolition of garages and construction of 1no dwelling.  

SDNP/24/03582/FUL: Garage Compound Crisp Road. Demolition of garages and erection of 2 x dwellings. 

SDNP/24/03583/FUL: Garage Compound Kingsley Road. Demolition of garages and erection of 6 x dwellings.

SDNP/24/03585/FUL: Garage Compound Landport Road. Demolition of garages and erection of 9 x dwellings. 

SDNP/24/03586/FUL: Garage Compound Prince Charles Road. Demolition of garages and erection of 4 x dwellings.  

SDNP/24/03587/FUL: Garage Compound Queens Road. Demolition of garages and erection of 6 x dwellings.

The Friends of Lewes support all of the above applications in principle, both in design terms and because they would add to Lewes’s housing stock, especially if they maximise the opportunity to provide much-needed affordable housing.

SDNP/24/03950/HOUS:  26 Queens Road. Erection of front porch, extension of existing driveway and dropped kerb.

The Friends of Lewes object to this application. However the Society suggests that the entrance door would benefit from being repositioned on the front face of the proposed porch, (or a larger/deeper window), in order to allow the building to properly address the street (or, incorporating a larger/deeper window in place of the slit window). The proposal also needs to demonstrate how the soak-away works within the boundary of the property. 

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

SDNP/24/03738/FUL: 5 North Street. Change of use from part class E and part class C3, to class C3 only, including layout and external alterations, to provide a single dwelling house. 
SDNP/24/04085/HOUS: 6 The Course.Replacement windows to front and rear elevations.
SDNP/24/04034/FUL: Offices 1-4, 21 High Street. Conversion of first floor office accommodation (Class E) to 3no residential units (Class C3) (2no 2 Bedroom & 1no 1 Bedroom), including internal and external alterations.
SDNP/24/04228/HOUS: 47 Spences Lane.Erection of front entrance porch, conversion of integral garage into living accommodation and minor alterations.  
SDNP/24/04335/CND: Castle Cottage Castle Ditch Lane.Variation of Condition 2 (plans) to include changes to internal layout, external hopper and downpipe removed from rear elevation, relocation of entrance doors and glazed inset panels removed from entrance doors at ground and first floor levels. Also, removal of conditions 3e (i) (EV charge point), 3e (iv) (private garden compost bin) and 13 (installation of blackout blind system) related to Planning Approval
SDNP/21/06397/FUL.
SDNP/24/02447/HOUS: 29 The Avenue.29 The Avenue. Section 73a retrospective replacement of a chimney stack.
SDNP/24/03625/HOUS: 7 The Avenue.Erection of Victorian style aluminium greenhouse.
SDNP/24/03702/FUL: 111 High Street.Retrospective retention of car barrier.
SDNP/24/03812/HOUS: Priory Lodge, Southover High Street.Replacement of garage door adjoining a Grade II Listed Building.
SDNP/24/03844/FUL: The Malthouse Daveys Lane.Section 73a retrospective change of use from light industrial (Class E) to microbrewery and taproom (sui generis), addition of toilet block and canopy shelter.  
SDNP/24/04013/LDP: 17 Highdown Road.Alterations to dwelling to include reinstatement of original internal porch and new front door, alterations to side and rear facing windows and replacement of conservatory glazing.
SDNP/24/04086/HOUD: 45 South Way.Enlargement of existing rear extension and conversion of garage storeroom and erection of raised timber deck.
SDNP/24/04094/FUL: 179 High Street.Remove the existing rear roof terrace timber balustrading and lightwells, installation of new powder coated aluminium balustrading. Installation of new rear bollards, replacement rear decking.
SDNP/24/04126/HOUS: 21 Gundreda Road.Erection of green roof rear extension, internal renovations, replacement side entrance porch, removal of front conservatory and replacement with bay window and removal of chimney stack.
SDNP/24/04219/FUL: 16-22 Stansfield Road.Proposed replacement of doors/windows.
SDNP/24/04261/LIS: 7 New Road.Proposed rear lead clad dormer to facilitate a loft conversion and ground floor infill extension under existing first floor extension.
SDNP/24/04302/HOUS: 64 Highdown Road.Erection of single storey rear extension, conversion of garage, erection of porch and pergola.
SDNP/24/04394/LIS: 134 High Street.Replacement render on part of rear elevation.