Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TN
Approved on 23 October 2017
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
1 x Cherry (T1 on plan) - reduce crown by approximateley 1.5m back to previously pruned height and width1 x Lime (T2 on plan) - re-pollard back to main stem or scaffold1 x Bay (T3 on plan) - remove 3 stems with dead bark in decline1 x Holly (T4 on plan) - crown raise, cut back to fenceline1 x Fig (T5 on plan) - remove 1 stem leaning into garden1 x Holly (T6 on plan) - reduce backextended and mishaped growth on top part of canopy
- Received
- 19 September 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- Treefirm Ltd
- ReceivedReceived19 Sep
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation25 Oct
- TargetTarget Date31 Oct
- DecidedDecided23 Oct
Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TN. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- BN7 1TN
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
- District
- Lewes Conservation Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 September 2017
- Last date for comments
- 25 October 2017
- Target decision date
- 31 October 2017
- Permission expires
- 23 October 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Treefirm Ltd
- Agent address
- Strood Farm Gun Hill Horam Heathfield East Sussex TN21 0JT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
- Constraints
- 8
Site 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.
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
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202128 Sep
T1 Lime tree Tilia re pollard to previous pruning points from pollard carried out in 2015
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/21/04899/TCA - 20212 Feb
Sycamore (T1) - FellHollies (T2,T3,T4,T5) - Fell group of small Hollies Beech (T6) - Fell
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/21/00579/TCA - 201813 Feb
Painting of pebble dash render to garage
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/18/00855/HOUS - 201731 Jul
Render garage and insert window to rear of garage
WithdrawnHouseholderSDNP/17/03893/HOUS - 201718 May
Render garage to match existing house extension and insertion of a window to rear
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/17/02625/PRE - 201513 Jan
1 x Yew- reduce crown by 1- 1.5m and crown lift to 2.5 m1 x Holly - crown lift by 1m of sub-lateral branches…
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/15/00270/TCA - 20147 Dec
Demolish and rebuild existing section of wall to street boundary
WithdrawnHouseholderSDNP/14/06298/HOUS - 201412 Aug
Change of materials to existing garage
RefusedHouseholderSDNP/14/04090/HOUS - 20141 Aug
Demolish and rebuild existing brick pier and wall to street boundary
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/14/03888/HOUS - 201425 Mar
Discharge of conditions 1 & 2 relating to SDNP/13/02415/HOUS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/14/01500/DCOND
Source: South Downs
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near BN7
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes BN7 1TNSDNP/18/00855/HOUS · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TNSDNP/14/03888/HOUS · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TNSDNP/14/06298/HOUS · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes East Sussex BN7 1TNSDNP/14/04090/HOUS · FullRefused0.0 mi
- Rykehurst House Rotten Row Lewes BN7 1TNSDNP/17/03893/HOUS · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
For applicants and trades
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for landscaping & driveways near this site- Nigel Philips Landscape & Garden DesignProfessional Garden Designer0.3 mi
- JL Electrical Group LtdElectrician0.4 mi
- Greatwich RoofingBuilding ContractorsGuttering / Soffits / Fascias0.4 mi
- Rise Joinery LtdWindow & Door Installer0.6 mi
Planning something similar?
See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.