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140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS

SDNP/17/02970/NMANon Material AmendmentPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Non material amendment relating to planning approval SDNP/16/06340/FUL for the width of path reduced to fall within 2m and 2.4m offset from boundary to comply with ownership agreement, pedestrian gate added to allow occasional access between plots and low-level solar safety lighting to run along path for winter months

Received
9 June 2017
Decided
28 June 2017 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
  1. Received9 Jun
  2. Validated9 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided28 Jun

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs90% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at 140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 551 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 19 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 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/17/02970/NMA
Address
140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Postcode
BN7 1XS
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
District
SDNP/16/06340/FUL

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Liam Russell Architects Ltd
Agent Address
24 Windlesham Road Brighton BN1 3AG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 June 2017
Target Decision Date
7 July 2017
Date Decided
28 June 2017
Date Validated
9 June 2017
Date Submitted
9 June 2017
Permission Expires
28 June 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
28 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06134911
Documents
6
Constraints
8
Coordinates
50.872612, 0.004849
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    17 Dec

    Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/25/05016/LIS
  2. 2025
    17 Dec

    Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/25/05015/FUL
  3. 2024
    9 Oct

    Discharge of condition 3 (schedule of repair works) related to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02400/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/04151/DCOND
  4. 2024
    12 Jun

    Replacement of 2 no. french door sets with associated side panels and top lights to rear extension

    ConditionsListed building consentSDNP/24/02400/LIS
  5. 2024
    12 Jun

    Repairs to 1no french door set and like-for-like replacement of 1 no. french door set with associated side…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/02399/FUL
  6. 2023
    20 Jun

    Hard and soft landscaping to rear

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/02569/LIS

Planning constraints

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

  • 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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