22A High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LN
Proposal
Internal alterations to the ground floor fixtures and fittings to convert the former cafe into a shop
- Received
- 23 September 2025
- Decided
- 18 November 2025 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted23 Sep
- ValidatedValidated23 Sep
- Consult.Consultation31 Oct
- TargetTarget Date18 Nov
- DecidedDecided18 Nov
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
This is a heritage application at 22A High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LN. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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Associated applications
- 202523 Sep
Internal alterations to the ground floor fixtures and fittings to convert the former cafe into a shop
This applicationApprovedHeritageSDNP/25/03839/LIS - 202519 Sep
Replacement of shopfront signage
ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideSDNP/25/03824/ADV
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning 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.
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