2 Sun Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QB
Approved on 4 September 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of single storey rear extension to accommodate downstairs toilet and internal alterations such as removal of ensuite and replacement with dressing area and alterations to first floor bathroom to enable provision of a shower
- Received
- 10 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
- Agent
- Ben Jones Architects
- ReceivedReceived10 Jul
- ValidatedValidated10 Jul
- Consult.Consultation22 Aug
- TargetTarget Date4 Sep
- DecidedDecided4 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a single storey rear extension at 2 Sun Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QB. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. 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 54 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,321 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
93% of heritage 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 2QB
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 22 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 4 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 4 September 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Ben Jones Architects
- Architect profile
- BEN JONES ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Ben Jones Architects 47 Priory Street LEWES BN7 1HJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14077165
- Documents
- 22
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- Listed building: Grade II: 2, SUN STREET (See details for further address information)On 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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Associated applications
- 202510 Jul
Erection of single storey rear extension to accommodate downstairs toilet and internal alterations such as…
ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongsideSDNP/25/02825/HOUS - 202510 Jul
Erection of single storey rear extension to accommodate downstairs toilet and internal alterations such as…
This applicationApprovedHeritageSDNP/25/02826/LIS
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Nov
Discharge of Conditions 5 (rainwater goods) and 6 (external door and window details) related to Planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/04601/DCOND - 201812 Jul
Replacement of filled in door with dummy door painted white in line with the current door infill
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/18/03699/LIS - 20186 Jun
Infill doorway as under SDNP/17/02652/PRE
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/18/03180/PRE - 201126 Jan
Insertion of door into existing opening
ApprovedListed building consentLW/11/0088/NP - 200228 Jun
Listed Building application for the installation of shower room
ApprovedListed building consentLW/02/1306
Source: South Downs
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Nearby applications
- 2 Sun Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QBSDNP/25/04601/DCOND · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- 2 Sun Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QBSDNP/25/02825/HOUS · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 2 Sun Street Lewes BN7 2QBSDNP/18/03699/LIS · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 2 Sun Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QBLW/11/0088/NP · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 2 Sun Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QBLW/02/1306 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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