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Cottage 2 Shelleys Hotel 135 - 136 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS

SDNP/15/01787/PREPre-Application AdvicePermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Ground floor extension and internal works.

Received
27 April 2015
Decided
6 December 2016 · Pre Application Advice Complete
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.7 May
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 587 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs87% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for an extension at Cottage 2 Shelleys Hotel 135 - 136 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 31 days. This one was decided in 589 days, 80 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/15/01787/PRE
Address
Cottage 2 Shelleys Hotel 135 - 136 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Postcode
BN7 1XS
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Pre-Application Advice
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Advice Provided
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 April 2015
Target Decision Date
27 May 2015
Date Decided
6 December 2016
Date Validated
29 April 2015
Date Submitted
27 April 2015
Last Date for Comments
7 May 2015
Permission Expires
6 December 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Pre Application Advice Complete
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
0
Constraints
8
Coordinates
50.872320, 0.004723
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Associated applications

  1. 2015
    18 Nov

    amendments to SDNP/15/01787/PRE

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceRelatedSDNP/15/05975/PRE
  2. 2015
    27 Apr

    Ground floor extension and internal works.

    This applicationApprovedOutlineSDNP/15/01787/PRE

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Old Grammar SchoolOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: The Shelleys Hotel, 136 High Street LewesRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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.

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