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4 Morley Close Lewes East Sussex BN7 1NQ

SDNP/23/03314/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 September 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

T1 Sycamore and T2 Ash , Crown and branch reduction by 25%

Received
9 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Sep
  4. Target20 Sep
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Morley Close Lewes East Sussex BN7 1NQ. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

99% of trees 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 1NQ
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2023
Last date for comments
7 September 2023
Target decision date
20 September 2023
Decision issued
15 September 2023
Permission expires
15 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12352804
Documents
3
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: BrooklandsOn or next to this site · +1 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    3 Jun

    T1 - Apple Tree - Fell and replace with new apple tree

    ApprovedTreesSDNP/26/02183/TCA

Source: South Downs

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