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Priory School Mountfield Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2XN

SDNP/23/01788/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Erection of boundary fence

Received
26 April 2023
Decision due
13 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.16 Jun
  4. Target13 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 16 June.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (10)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Priory School Mountfield Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2XN. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 April 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,321 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

88% of full 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 2XN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2023
Last date for comments
16 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Priory School
Agent address
Mountfield Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2XN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12084669
Documents
10
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • National park: South Downs

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

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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.

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Source: South Downs

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