Knowlands St Martin's Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UD
Refused on 19 March 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Removal of Conditions 4 (no rooflights, windows, etc to be added without permission) and 5 (no buildings, structures or works to be erected without permission) and variation of Condition 8 (obscure glazing to new window on easterly elevation and positioning and opening of this window) related to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02594/HOUS. Conditions 4 and 5 are covered by a previously submitted Non-Material Amendment application and Condition 8 to be varied so that the window should be top hung as a single casement window with a limiting casement stay
- Received
- 15 April 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Priory Ward
- Agent
- Dalby Architecture
- ReceivedReceived15 Apr
- ValidatedValidated15 Apr
- Consult.Consultation23 May
- TargetTarget Date10 Jun
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 338 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Knowlands St Martin's Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UD. South Downs has handled 2,087 applications of this type. This one was decided in 338 days, 40 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 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.
95% of conditions 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 1UD
- Application type
- Removal or Variation of a Condition
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 April 2025
- Last date for comments
- 23 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 10 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Dalby Architecture
- Agent address
- Old Customs House 66 High Street Rottingdean BN2 7HF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13940635
- Documents
- 18
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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Associated applications
- 202618 May
Non-material amendment to planning approval SDNP/24/02594/HOUS
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentSDNP/26/01951/NMA - 202513 Jun
Discharge of Conditions 6 (Ecosystem Services Statement), 7 (schedule of external materials finishes), 9 (no…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/02458/DCOND - 202515 Apr
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02594/HOUS
RefusedNon-material amendmentAmendmentSDNP/25/01613/NMA - 202515 Apr
Removal of Conditions 4 (no rooflights, windows, etc to be added without permission) and 5 (no buildings…
This applicationRefusedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/01614/CND - 202426 Jun
Additions comprising part two storey part three storey extension to side (east) and rear (south) elevations…
ApprovedHouseholderPart ofSDNP/24/02594/HOUS
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: South Downs
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