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Lewes House Site Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex

SDNP/14/01199/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Redevelopment to provide 25 residential units and associated open space, car parking, access and landscaping

Received
7 March 2014
Decided
25 June 2014 · Approved
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received7 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target18 Jun
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 98 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs88% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Lewes House Site Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex. South Downs has handled 5,088 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 110 days, 5 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/14/01199/FUL
Address
Lewes House Site Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
25
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Peter Brett Associates LLP
Agent Address
16 Brewhouse Yard London EC1V 4LJ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 March 2014
Consultation Expiry
16 April 2014
Target Decision Date
18 June 2014
Date Decided
25 June 2014
Date Validated
19 March 2014
Date Submitted
7 March 2014
Consultation Start
24 March 2014
Consultation End
14 April 2014
Neighbour Consultation Start
24 March 2014
Neighbour Consultation End
14 April 2014
Last Date for Comments
16 April 2014
Decision Issued
19 September 2014
Permission Expires
19 September 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
LA Committee Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
26 March 2014
Site Notice End
16 April 2014

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03238536
Documents
43
Constraints
21
Coordinates
50.872860, 0.013445
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

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© 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.

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