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Land East of Brooks Road Lewes East Sussex

SDNP/25/01871/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide Class E foodstore with ancillary parking, access and landscaping.

Received
1 May 2025
Decision due
6 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated7 May
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target6 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 June.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (36)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land East of Brooks Road Lewes East Sussex. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 May 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward.

88% of full 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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 May 2025
Last date for comments
6 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
CarneySweeney
Agent address
Brunel House 2 Fitzalan Road Cardiff CF24 0EB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13968265
Documents
36

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • National park: South Downs

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Sep

    Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide Class E foodstore with ancillary parking…

    PendingApplicationSDNP/26/03583/FUL
  2. 2025
    21 Feb

    Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)…

    ApprovedScreening OpinionSDNP/25/00930/SCREEN
  3. 2015
    19 Jan

    Two sets of internally illuminated dealer name letters

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentSDNP/15/00259/ADV
  4. 2011
    17 Mar

    Discharge of conditions 4, 6, 7, 10 & 19 relating to planning approval LW/10/1535/NP

    Split DecisionDischarge of conditionsLW/11/0359/CD/NP
  5. 2010
    8 Dec

    Demolish existing after sales workshop and replacement with a new build extension accommodating an expansion…

    ApprovedPlanning ApplicationLW/10/1535/NP
  6. 2002
    28 Jun

    Advertisment application for two internally illuminated & two non illuminated wall signs

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentLW/02/1309

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