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7 Castle Banks Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UZ

SDNP/21/02460/PREPre-Application AdviceApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 26 July 2021

Council decision: Pre Application Advice CompleteDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of lean-to and landscaping works

Received
5 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
  1. Received5 Apr
  2. Validated5 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 May
  5. Decided26 Jul

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at 7 Castle Banks Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UZ. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications 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 1UZ
Application type
Pre-Application Advice
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 April 2021
Target decision date
3 May 2021
Permission expires
26 July 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
4
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    12 Jun

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Bats) in relation to the approval of SDNP/24/00074/HOUS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/02394/DCOND
  2. 2015
    15 Jul

    Repair of damp-affected walls, replace and repair cast iron gutter extending full width of roof, replace…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/03560/LIS
  3. 2010
    2 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 1 & 2 relating to listed building consent LW/09/1279

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/10/0126/CD
  4. 2009
    3 Dec

    Internal works to line chimney, extend hearth, remove existing covering tiles around fireplace to reveal…

    ApprovedListed building consentLW/09/1279
  5. 2009
    13 Nov

    Internal and external works, line chimney, replace chimney pot, extend hearth in living room fire place…

    WithdrawnListed building consentLW/09/1207
  6. 2002
    29 Jul

    Formation of bathroom and dormer window ro rear of second floor, replacement of windows to match existing and…

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/02/1519

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