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Offices 1-4 20 - 21 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LN

SDNP/24/04034/FULFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Conversion of first floor office accommodation (Class E) to 3no residential units (Class C3) (2no 2 Bedroom & 1no 1 Bedroom), including internal and external alterations

Received
1 October 2024
Target decision date
26 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.8 Nov
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs88% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Offices 1-4 20 - 21 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LN. South Downs has handled 5,088 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. It was submitted on 1 October 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/24/04034/FUL
Address
Offices 1-4 20 - 21 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LN
Postcode
BN7 2LN
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Application in Progress
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DOWSETTMAYHEW Planning Partnership
Agent Address
Mocatta House Trafalgar Place Brighton BN1 4DU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
1 October 2024
Target Decision Date
26 November 2024
Date Validated
1 October 2024
Date Submitted
1 October 2024
Last Date for Comments
8 November 2024

Planning Decision

Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13420178
Documents
31
Coordinates
50.873665, 0.013281
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 22, High StreetOn or next to this site · +4 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.

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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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A listed building is on or next to this site.

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