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7 The Avenue Lewes East Sussex BN7 1QS

SDNP/17/04850/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 25 October 2017

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1 x Sycamore (numbered 1 on plan), 1 x Elder (numbered 2 on plan), 4 x Lime (numbered 13, 14, 15 & 16 on plan) - pollarding2 x Holly (numbered 3 & 23 on plan) - topiary3 x Apple trees (numbered 5, 10 & 11 on plan), 1 x Damson (numbered 18 on plan) - fruit tree pruning to horticultural guidelines

Received
20 September 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
  1. Received20 Sep
  2. Validated20 Sep
  3. Consult.23 Oct
  4. Target1 Nov
  5. Decided25 Oct

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 7 The Avenue Lewes East Sussex BN7 1QS. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,321 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BN7 1QS
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council
District
Lewes Conservation Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 September 2017
Last date for comments
23 October 2017
Target decision date
1 November 2017
Permission expires
25 October 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
3
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    11 Aug

    T1 Ash - reduce radial crown spread by approx 5 metres back to suitable growth

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/25/03262/TCA
  2. 2025
    5 Feb

    Replacement of 13no windows to front elevation from single glazed sashes to double glazed sashes

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/25/00478/HOUS
  3. 2024
    3 Sep

    Erection of Victorian style aluminium greenhouse

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/24/03625/HOUS
  4. 2024
    19 Jul

    T1 - T4 - Lime trees - reduce in height by approx 2 metres T5 - Sycamore - re-pollard (works carried out…

    ConditionsTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/24/02925/TCA
  5. 2016
    14 Jul

    1x Ash (22 on plan) - remove diagonal limb back to distal to original pruining points. Shorten side branch.

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/16/03580/TCA
  6. 2015
    2 Nov

    demolition of garage and rebuild retaining wall.

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/15/05554/PRE

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