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Lewes Railway Station Station Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2UP

SDNP/21/02697/PREPre-Application AdviceApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 30 May 2022

Council decision: Pre Application Advice CompleteDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of a free-standing monolith sign, which contains local maps and wayfinding information

Received
28 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated20 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided30 May

Decided in 375 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Lewes Railway Station Station Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2UP. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. This one was decided in 397 days, 49 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Lewes Bridge 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 2UP
Application type
Pre-Application Advice
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 May 2021
Target decision date
17 June 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: Lewes Railway StationOn or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs

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

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.

  1. 2026
    24 Sep

    Removal of existing waiting shelter to London End of Platform 2 and replacement with new heritage shelter to…

    PendingApplicationSDNP/26/03684/LIS
  2. 2025
    8 Apr

    Removal of the waiting shelters to the London End of Platforms 1 and 2 and replacement with new heritage…

    PendingListed building consentSDNP/25/01527/LIS
  3. 2018
    29 May

    Removal of existing expired signals and associated signalling equipment, installation of new modern signals…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/18/02871/LIS
  4. 2015
    1 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 relating to Listed Building Consent SDNP/15/03322/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/04406/DCOND
  5. 2015
    3 Jul

    Repair and renewal of station roof and canopies

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/03322/LIS
  6. 2015
    16 Apr

    Change of use from car park to farmers market - Sundays only

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/01858/FUL

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