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8 Fitzjohns Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1PS

SDNP/19/00061/LDPLawful Development Cert (Proposed)Awaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Creation of dormer to rear of property and conversion of roof space.

Received
20 December 2018
Decision due
14 February 2019
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Agent
Belmond Designs Practice LTD
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Feb
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 8 Fitzjohns Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1PS. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 December 2018 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

87% of outline 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 1PS
Application type
Lawful Development Cert (Proposed)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Belmond Designs Practice LTD
Agent address
37 Ashewground Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4PS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Source: South Downs

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