Lewes development gets go ahead

jevs

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• Dec 10, 2015

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http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14136875.APPROVED__Plans_for_416_homes_in_Lewes_get_the_go_ahead/

Good news for the town. The whole area which is basically the other side of the river bank opposite Tesco and will have some retail, cafes, a riverside walk and 400+ houses.

Hopefully it'll look a bit better then then shanty town that's there now.

 

Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Dec 10, 2015

• #2

jevs said:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14136875.APPROVED__Plans_for_416_homes_in_Lewes_get_the_go_ahead/

Good news for the town. The whole area which is basically the other side of the river bank opposite Tesco and will have some retail, cafes, a riverside walk and 400+ houses.

Hopefully it'll look a bit better then then shanty town that's there now.

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Aren't there some artists who are against this?

 

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The Birdman

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• Dec 10, 2015

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I thought the post was going to be about the Dripping pan going to a TenThousand stadium.

 

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Diablo

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• Dec 10, 2015

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Is it good news?? 400 homes on river bank.....Buyers beware!!!

 

beorhthelm

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• Dec 10, 2015

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Papa Lazarou said:

Aren't there some artists who are against this?

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a redundant question, there's always someone against development.

i just hope they build them on stilts.

 

Green Cross Code Man

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• Dec 10, 2015

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I'm sure Norman Baker will be campaigning vigorously against any such permission.

 

Wrong-Direction

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• Dec 10, 2015

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Good if they'll affordable homes, traffic gonna be even worse in town

 

seagurn

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• Dec 10, 2015

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Good news for Lewes ...more crustys heading to Brighton.
Its a run down industrial estate that basically the crustys pay little or no rent and go on marches and wjen they run out of money run home to mummy and daddy for a bit more of there allowance which they get so mummy and daddy can live peacefully in there nice big house .
It will be quite nice having seen the plans.

 

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• Dec 10, 2015

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The Birdman said:

I thought the post was going to be about the Dripping pan going to a TenThousand stadium.

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Ready for their relegation back to the county league

 

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• Dec 10, 2015

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seagurn said:

Good news for Lewes ...more crustys heading to Brighton.
Its a run down industrial estate that basically the crustys pay little or no rent and go on marches and wjen they run out of money run home to mummy and daddy for a bit more of there allowance which they get so mummy and daddy can live peacefully in there nice big house .
It will be quite nice having seen the plans.

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Any white people with dreadlocks and a multicoloured van over there by any chance?

 

Lord Bracknell

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• Dec 10, 2015

• #11

Excellent news. The opponents don't have a viable alternative to put forward. The site is an unhealthy mix of derelict buildings that need to be replaced before they collapse completely. The only option that has any practical chance of happening is the one that has now been given planning permission by the National Park Authority.

 

Murray 17

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• Dec 10, 2015

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Green Cross Code Man said:

I'm sure Norman Baker will be campaigning vigorously against any such permission.

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The only thing he can do now is write a song about it!

 

Pretty pink fairy

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• Dec 10, 2015

• #13

seagurn said:

Good news for Lewes ...more crustys heading to Brighton.
Its a run down industrial estate that basically the crustys pay little or no rent and go on marches and wjen they run out of money run home to mummy and daddy for a bit more of there allowance which they get so mummy and daddy can live peacefully in there nice big house .
It will be quite nice having seen the plans.

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spot on mate Lewes for lewes people not poncy londoners hyping the prices up even more
Mind you how are the hippys going to cope at the Zoo studio
regards
DR

 

Pretty pink fairy

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• Dec 10, 2015

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Lord Bracknell said:

Excellent news. The opponents don't have a viable alternative to put forward. The site is an unhealthy mix of derelict buildings that need to be replaced before they collapse completely. The only option that has any practical chance of happening is the one that has now been given planning permission by the National Park Authority.

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Will it affect you in Firle
regards
DR

 

Beach Hut

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• Dec 10, 2015

• #15

Diablo said:

Is it good news?? 400 homes on river bank.....Buyers beware!!!

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What price home insurance with a house by a river ?

 

seagurn

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• Jan 13, 2016

• #16

Yes plenty...ok too many.

 

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The Birdman

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• Jan 14, 2016

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Diablo said:

Is it good news?? 400 homes on river bank.....Buyers beware!!!

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Build on stilts that do the trick

 

maltaseagull

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• Jan 14, 2016

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Diablo said:

Is it good news?? 400 homes on river bank.....Buyers beware!!!

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Should be 400 houseboats.

 

Lord Bracknell

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• Jan 14, 2016

• #19

Pretty pink fairy said:

Will it affect you in Firle
regards
DR

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Of course it will. Lewes is our County Town.

The Birdman said:

Build on stilts that do the trick

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The site is a brownfield site that was concreted over when the ironworks was built centuries back. So there is no loss of any absorbent floodplain. And improved flood defences are part of the package.

 

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Diablo

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• Jan 14, 2016

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Lord Bracknell said:

Of course it will. Lewes is our County Town.




The site is a brownfield site that was concreted over when the ironworks was built centuries back. So there is no loss of any absorbent floodplain. And improved flood defences are part of the package.

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Yes but flooded badly in 2000. Improving river bank can only do so much..Surely nothing can be done where river goes under Cliffe Bridge. If as is widely believed we are in for more extreme weather. Building houses on this area is risky at best,foolish I would say. I hope all potential purchasers are made aware of risks. However I can`t see developer advertising "Buy your new house and you may well struggle to insure it as high risk of flooding".
I will be advising against anyone buying these properties.