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90 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XN

SDNP/22/00782/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use from A1 retail with a flat above to a self contained C3 dwelling with associated alterations

Received
15 February 2022
Decided
4 July 2022 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received15 Feb
  2. Validated15 Feb
  3. Consult.21 Mar
  4. Target12 Apr
  5. Decided4 Jul

Decided in 139 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs88% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 90 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XN. South Downs has handled 5,096 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 139 days, 9 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/22/00782/FUL
Address
90 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XN
Postcode
BN7 1XN
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Spruce Architecture
Agent Address
Suite 2, The Stables 25-27A South Street Eastbourne BN21 4UP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 February 2022
Target Decision Date
12 April 2022
Date Decided
4 July 2022
Date Validated
15 February 2022
Date Submitted
15 February 2022
Last Date for Comments
21 March 2022
Permission Expires
4 July 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11038671
Documents
17
Constraints
21
Coordinates
50.871930, 0.006994
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 89 and 90, High StreetOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • 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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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