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Land Between Beach Road And Transit Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0BN

Awaiting decision Lewes LW/23/0304 Planning Application

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Demolition of existing former Port Office building and the erection of 126 dwellings including 15 storey building with Class E commercial uses (154m2) at ground floor level, associated ground level parking, landscaping and access arrangements. AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED - Reduction in height of southern building from 18-storey to 15-storey.

As published by the council, reference LW/23/0304

Application record

Reference
LW/23/0304
Type
Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
10 May 2023
Validated
19 May 2023
Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven Town Council
Postcode
BN9 0BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2023

    Received by Lewes

  2. 19 May 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 July 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

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Documents

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lewes for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewes decided full applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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