Mountfield Road, Lewes

Southover Mountfield Road

Introduction

Cloverleaf Developments are preparing a proposal to redevelop the former East Sussex College Southover Site on Mountfield Road which is likely to involve the demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a purpose built care home and up to 30 residential dwellings, including affordable housing.

We are seeking the views of the community, including people who live and work in the local area, to ensure our proposals take your suggestions into consideration. Details of the proposals and how to provide your views can be found below.

Consultation events on Tuesday 22nd September, including presentations from the project team and Q&A sessions to answer questions from the public, are detailed below.

Session 1:

16:00 – 17:00

Session 2:

18:00 – 19:00

Location:

Lewes Town Hall, Corn Exchange, Fisher Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2QS.

The presentation slides from the event are available to view below. Please use the Feedback Form at the bottom of this page to provide your comments.

Your comments will be relayed to the South Downs National Park Authority when the planning application is submitted and will be made publicly available, however please note that in accordance with GDPR any personal details will NOT be disclosed and are only collected in order that we may validate your comments. Anonymous feedback forms will NOT be considered.

Once the comments from the consultation have been collated, the original comments will be destroyed.

Respondents should note that this is an initial consultation to help inform the evolution of the scheme prior to the submission of a formal planning application. A more comprehensive chance to comment will be available during the statutory consultation period when a planning application is submitted.

 

Presentation Slides

We encourage you to review presentation slides below at you own pace, and then complete the feedback form below.

Please note that you are able to download the proposals as a pdf by clicking on the download button on the navigation below.

 

Further information on East Sussex College’s Strategy and reasoning referenced in the presentation can be found in the links below:

Strategic Plan – Ofsted Report – Accountability Statement

Feeback Form

We welcome your feedback on the proposals and encourage you to fill out the adjacent from.

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What is your Postcode?

How important are the following for Lewes as a whole? Please rate each objective on a scale of 1 (not important) to 5 (very important).
Heritage character and townscape
Responding to landscape and the South Downs
Provision of new homes to meet housing need
Provision of care facilities for older or vulnerable residents
Safety for pedestrians and cyclists
Traffic and parking conditions

How important are the following objectives for the site specifically? Please rate each objective on a scale of 1 (not important) to 5 (very important).
Heritage character and townscape
Responding to landscape and the South Downs
Provision of new homes to meet housing need
Provision of care facilities for older or vulnerable residents
Safety for pedestrians and cyclists
Traffic and parking conditions

Based on the information presented, how well do you think the emerging proposals respond to the following priorities? Please rate each objective on a scale of 1 (very poorly) to 5 (very well).
Heritage character and townscape
Responding to landscape and the South Downs
Provision of new homes to meet housing need
Provision of care facilities for older or vulnerable residents
Safety for pedestrians and cyclists
Traffic and parking conditions

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement that redevelopment of underused or surplus buildings should be prioritised over development on undeveloped land.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement that redevelopment of underused or surplus buildings should be prioritised over development on undeveloped land.

Having reviewed the proposals, to what extent do you support or oppose the provision of care facilities on the site?
Having reviewed the proposals, to what extent do you support or oppose the provision of care facilities on the site?

To what extent do you support or oppose the development of up to 30 homes on the site?
To what extent do you support or oppose the development of up to 30 homes on the site?

Do you have any further comments or suggestion for the proposals?
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