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111 Michael Bell Ltd High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XY

SDNP/24/03173/TCATree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 2 September 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - California Boxelder Maple - reduce tree by 2.5 metres to good secondary growth point and lightly crown lift the lower branches - to facilitate light and tree's impact on surroundings

Received
2 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target17 Sep
  5. Decided2 Sep

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 111 Michael Bell Ltd High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XY. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Downs's typical decision time. 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 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,320 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 1XY
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council
District
Lewes Conservation Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2024
Last date for comments
9 September 2024
Target decision date
17 September 2024
Decision issued
11 September 2024
Permission expires
11 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13298138
Documents
6

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*: No 111 and Railings to NorthOn this site · +5 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: The Shelleys Hotel, 136 High Street LewesRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    26 Sep

    T3 - Tulip - Reduce top section of crown by approximately 4m, remainder of lower crown to be reduced by 1m…

    ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/24/03965/TCA
  2. 2021
    26 Apr

    Creation of 1no. 3 bed dwelling to the rear of 111 High Street (Amended Site Plan to include access)

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/21/02305/FUL
  3. 2021
    29 Mar

    Like for like replacement of rotten timber columns on rear elevation

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/21/01773/LIS
  4. 2019
    27 Mar

    Application for Approval of Condition 4 (materials), Condition 5 (boundary wall), Condition 6 (screen…

    Split DecisionDischarge of conditionsSDNP/19/01480/DCOND
  5. 2017
    2 Aug

    New single family dwelling

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/17/04119/LIS
  6. 2017
    20 Jul

    New single family dwelling

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/17/03713/FUL

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