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Bus Station Eastgate Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LP

SDNP/21/03284/PREPre-Application AdviceAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of mixed-use gateway redevelopment scheme (including office/retail use and 50 residential units) together with landscaping, parking and cycle parking.

Received
7 June 2021
Decision due
5 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
  1. Received7 Jun
  2. Validated7 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Bus Station Eastgate Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LP. South Downs has handled 1,978 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 June 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 94 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,321 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 2LP
Application type
Pre-Application Advice
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
50
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 June 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
0
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 17, East StreetOn or next to this site · +5 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: Former Lewes Bus Station, Eastgate Street, Lewes.Register site at or near this address · +1 more

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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.

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Source: South Downs

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