We’re pleased to say that our application for the Phoenix neighbourhood has now been validated by the planning authority, the South Downs National Park, and can be seen on its website here, or by using reference number: SDNP/23/00526/OUT. The consultee and public comments deadline is 26 May, with the determination date set as 28 June.
The application demonstrates how the Phoenix will make the best possible use of this precious but increasingly derelict brownfield site, with a much-needed supply of new homes, including 210 genuinely affordable homes (see more here) targeted at people from Lewes, as well as community buildings, new health centre, workspace and generous public space, including public squares, playgrounds, gardens, new river walk and footbridge to Malling. It shows how the Phoenix will connect to, take influence from and complement the existing built fabric, culture and economy of Lewes, and ensure that investment leads to local job creation, while providing training and educational opportunities for young people.
The submitted application is a ‘hybrid’ format, meaning it contains outline elements, such as the use-mix and parameter plans (determining the size, location and uses of the buildings on the site), and detailed elements including the demolition of some existing buildings, the first stages of a new flood defence along the river, a temporary construction access ramp from Phoenix Causeway to serve a temporary construction and manufacturing yard on the site, as well as the development of 44 homes in Parcel 1 (which can be explored in detail in the Parcel 1 Design & Access Statement).
Also included in the application is the Design Code, a legally-binding document, which will control the overall character and appearance of the development to deliver consistency and coherence across the different parcels of the site as each is brought forward. The Environmental Statement sets out the ways in which the Phoenix meets the Park’s sustainability targets, and how it goes well beyond Net Zero to create a new and regenerative type of development. A Statement of Community Involvement demonstrates how we have engaged with and responded to the people of Lewes, and how local feedback and expertise have shaped the plans. These are summarised in the Phoenix Design & Access Statement, available on the SDNPA portal and on our website here.
(Image credit: Human Nature with Periscope / Carlos Penálver)
We’re pleased to say that our application for the Phoenix neighbourhood has now been validated by the planning authority, the South Downs National Park, and can be seen on its website here, or by using reference number: SDNP/23/00526/OUT. The consultee and public comments deadline is 26 May, with the determination date set as 28 June.
The application demonstrates how the Phoenix will make the best possible use of this precious but increasingly derelict brownfield site, with a much-needed supply of new homes, including 210 genuinely affordable homes (see more here) targeted at people from Lewes, as well as community buildings, new health centre, workspace and generous public space, including public squares, playgrounds, gardens, new river walk and footbridge to Malling. It shows how the Phoenix will connect to, take influence from and complement the existing built fabric, culture and economy of Lewes, and ensure that investment leads to local job creation, while providing training and educational opportunities for young people.
The submitted application is a ‘hybrid’ format, meaning it contains outline elements, such as the use-mix and parameter plans (determining the size, location and uses of the buildings on the site), and detailed elements including the demolition of some existing buildings, the first stages of a new flood defence along the river, a temporary construction access ramp from Phoenix Causeway to serve a temporary construction and manufacturing yard on the site, as well as the development of 44 homes in Parcel 1 (which can be explored in detail in the Parcel 1 Design & Access Statement).
Also included in the application is the Design Code, a legally-binding document, which will control the overall character and appearance of the development to deliver consistency and coherence across the different parcels of the site as each is brought forward. The Environmental Statement sets out the ways in which the Phoenix meets the Park’s sustainability targets, and how it goes well beyond Net Zero to create a new and regenerative type of development. A Statement of Community Involvement demonstrates how we have engaged with and responded to the people of Lewes, and how local feedback and expertise have shaped the plans. These are summarised in the Phoenix Design & Access Statement, available on the SDNPA portal and on our website here.
(Image credit: Human Nature with Periscope / Carlos Penálver)
