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Email from the Planning Casework Unit (DLUHC) regarding Former Bus Station, East Gate Street, Lewes – SDNP/ 23/02973/FUL

From: PCU <PCU@communities.gov.uk>
Date: 16 September 2024 at 14:16:43 BST
To: enquiries@friends-of-lewes.org.uk
Subject: Former Bus Station, East Gate Street, Lewes – SDNP/ 23/02973/FUL

OFFICIAL

Dear Ms Freestone

I am contacting you to let you know that on 13 September 2024, officials on behalf of the Secretary of State placed a Holding Direction on the above application under Article 31 powers of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.

The Secretary of State has directed South Downs National Park Authority not to grant permission on this application without specific authorisation. This has been issued to allow sufficient time for her to give full consideration to matters raised in requests to call in the application as well as all other relevant matters. The issuing of a Holding Direction should not be taken as an indication as to whether an application will be called in or not.

The matter is currently under consideration, and I will be in touch with an update in due course.

Kind Regards

Planning Casework Unit

OFFICIAL

FoL letter to the South Downs National Park Authority Design Officer regarding the Planning Application for Former Bus Station Site

The Friends of Lewes maintain their strong objection to the planning application ‘SDNP/23/02973/FUL: Former Bus Station Eastgate Street: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of mixed-use development comprising 3 houses (Class C3), 32 self-contained flats (Class C3) and 198 m2 of ground floor commercial space (Class E), with associated access alterations, landscaping and parking. (Amended Plans and additional documents)

The Friends of Lewes have written to the SDNPA as follows:

letter-to-sdnp-june-2024Download

FoL Response to Planning Application for Former Bus Station site

The Friends of Lewes maintain their strong objection to the planning application ‘SDNP/23/02973/FUL: Former Bus Station Eastgate Street: Demolition of existing buildings and construction of mixed-use development comprising 3 houses (Class C3), 32 self-contained flats (Class C3) and 198 m2 of ground floor commercial space (Class E), with associated access alterations, landscaping and parking. (Amended Plans and additional documents)

The Friends of Lewes have written to the SDNPA as follows:

former-bus-station-eastgate-streetDownload

Lewes Bus Station: Reconsultation open until 22 March 2024

The SDNPA has received amended plans and additional documents regarding Generator (Eastgate Street) Ltd’s planning application for Lewes Bus Station. These may be viewed by searching by the SDNPA’s Planning Portal for proposal SDNP/23/02973/FUL. The application is open for comments until Friday 22 March 2024 (in writing to the SDNPA, by email to planning@southdowns.gov.uk or online) .

In addition, the SDNPA has refused Generator’s application for retrospective planning permission for temporary hoardings and gates around the bus station for an additional 12 months. The reasons for the refusal can be viewed via the Planning Portal by searching for SDNP/24/00114/FUL.