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39 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LG

LW/09/0939Planning ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from offices to a hair and beauty salon

Received
28 August 2009
Decided
16 October 2009 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Lewes Bridge
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received28 Aug
  2. Validated28 Aug
  3. Consult.2 Oct
  4. Target23 Oct
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lewes92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LG. Lewes has handled 2,748 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Lewes's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
LW/09/0939
Address
39 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LG
Postcode
BN7 2LG
Local Authority
Lewes
Application Type
Planning Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Lewes Bridge
Parish
Lewes

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
1 Crouch Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 1PS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
28 August 2009
Consultation Expiry
2 October 2009
Target Decision Date
23 October 2009
Date Decided
16 October 2009
Date Validated
28 August 2009
Date Submitted
28 August 2009
Consultation Start
4 September 2009
Consultation End
2 October 2009
Neighbour Consultation Start
4 September 2009
Neighbour Consultation End
2 October 2009
Last Date for Comments
2 October 2009
Decision Issued
22 October 2009
Permission Expires
22 October 2012

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
3 March 2009
Site Notice End
24 March 2009

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
4
Documents
6
Constraints
18
Coordinates
50.873493, 0.014339
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewes

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: 40-42 Friars Walk, Lewes East SussexRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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