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18B St John Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QE

SDNP/20/03881/PREPre-Application AdvicePermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Replace windows and door on the front elevation together with soffits and fascia

Received
6 September 2020
Decided
18 December 2020 · Pre Application Advice Complete
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 103 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs87% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for window replacement at 18B St John Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QE. South Downs has handled 1,969 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 31 days. This one was decided in 103 days, 10 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/20/03881/PRE
Address
18B St John Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QE
Postcode
BN7 2QE
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

Applicant Address
18B St John Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 September 2020
Target Decision Date
4 October 2020
Date Decided
18 December 2020
Date Validated
6 September 2020
Date Submitted
6 September 2020
Permission Expires
18 December 2025

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
1
Constraints
23
Coordinates
50.874900, 0.010448
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 41, St John'S StreetOn or next to this site
  • 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 (19)

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, 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

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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.

© 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.

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