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9 South Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2BT

SDNP/25/03797/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of new fire escape with alterations to front window and addition of door to front elevation

Received
18 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Agent
FAB Architects Ltd
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.29 Oct
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 9 South Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2BT. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

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

Postcode
BN7 2BT
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2025
Last date for comments
29 October 2025
Target decision date
20 November 2025
Permission expires
14 November 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
FAB Architects Ltd
Architect profile
FAB ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
16 Bridge Road Haywards Heath RH16 1UA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14326083
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 11, South StreetOn or next to this site · +8 more
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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