56 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JA
Approved on 20 January 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Holm Oak (T1) - Reduce the southern sub-stem by approximately 1.5m; Reduce the lowest limb growing to the east by approximately 1.5m; Removal of deadwood over 5cm diameter over the road and 10cm diameter; Removal of climbing plant growing through the east side of the crown
- Received
- 21 November 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- JF Tree & Landscape Services
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date2 Jan
- DecidedDecided20 Jan
Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 56 Southover High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1JA. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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 1JA
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
- District
- Lewes Conservation Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2024
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2024
- Target decision date
- 2 January 2025
- Decision issued
- 21 January 2025
- Permission expires
- 21 January 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- JF Tree & Landscape Services
- Agent address
- 100 Tower Ride Uckfield TN22 1NT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13580042
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202512 Dec
Repair beam in ceiling of bedroom
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/25/04942/LIS - 201512 Oct
Re-paint front door in white.
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/15/05438/PRE - 201527 Feb
1x Beech - cut back 4 lower laterals on NW by maximum 3m. Cut back 4 laterals on SW by maximum 2m.
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/15/01118/TCA - 200329 Jul
Listed Building application for the installation of a sky satellite dish and repaint front door from red to…
ApprovedListed building consentLW/03/1587
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