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45 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HX

SDNP/24/04456/TCATree in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Purple Plum (T1) - Crown reduce on all aspects by 2 meters Yew (T2) - Crown reduce on all aspects by 2 meters Eucalyptus (T3) - Fell to ground level. Die back and diseased. Large cavity in main stem

Received
28 October 2024
Decision due
9 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.15 Nov
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 15 November.

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About this application

This is a tree application at 45 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HX. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 October 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 4,321 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 1HX
Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2024
Last date for comments
15 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Luminary Studios
Agent address
15 St Johns Terrace Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13512980
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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© 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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