64 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XG
Approved on 2 February 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of part of ground/lower ground and first and second floors to 4 residential units together with alterations to the roof to create a new third floor for a further residential unit. Alterations to side and rear elevations to replace windows and doors, various changes to rear parking area to create amenity space, parking and ancillary facilities
- Received
- 5 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- Verve Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived5 Jun
- ValidatedValidated5 Jun
- Consult.Consultation12 Jul
- TargetTarget Date31 Jul
- DecidedDecided2 Feb
Decided in 607 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 64 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XG. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 607 days, 79 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,320 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 1XG
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 June 2024
- Last date for comments
- 12 July 2024
- Target decision date
- 31 July 2024
- Permission expires
- 2 February 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Verve Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 60 High Street Wimbledon London SW19 5EE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12788321
- Documents
- 49
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202027 Feb
Change of use of first and second floor offices to four x one bedroom apartments
ApprovedPrior Approval CoU B8, C1 or ESDNP/20/01179/PA3O - 201014 May
Discharge of condition 1 relating to planning approval LW/10/0286
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsLW/10/0609/CD/NP - 201011 Mar
Formation of new door opening for 63 High Street through wall to the rear parking area of number 64 High…
ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/10/0286
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Consultants on this application
- Verve Planning Ltd · Agent for this application
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