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19 Prince Edwards Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1BJ

SDNP/25/03971/HOUSHouseholderRefused

Refused on 17 December 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Alteration of dormer from window to a door and installation of balcony railing

Received
2 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
  1. Received2 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target17 Dec
  5. Decided17 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 19 Prince Edwards Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1BJ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 4 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.

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 1BJ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2025
Last date for comments
26 November 2025
Target decision date
17 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Plans
Agent address
3 Chyngton Way Seaford BN25 4JA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14360855
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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.

Source: South Downs

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