Malling House, Sussex Police Hq Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ
Approved on 9 March 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Retrospective application for a small box room constructed at the back of the stable block at the site
- Received
- 23 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedReceived23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated15 Jan
- Consult.Consultation23 Feb
- TargetTarget Date12 Mar
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Malling House, Sussex Police Hq Church Lane South Malling Lewes East Sussex BN7 2DZ. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 137 days, 12 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 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 2DZ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 23 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 9 March 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Michael Wilson Restorations
- Agent address
- Kent House 81 High Street Cranleigh GU6 8AU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14328026
- Documents
- 18
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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, conservation 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
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Sep
T116 Sycamore tree (Tagged 111) - Cut down to safe height of 1.5m. Recommend to cut to safe height due to…
PendingApplicationSDNP/26/03522/TPO - 202610 Sep
Installation of PV panels to roof.
PendingApplicationSDNP/26/03526/FUL - 202421 Nov
T4 - Common Ash - crown lift to 5m T9 - Sycamore - Fell to leave stump 100mm from ground level T19 - Common…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/24/04865/TPO
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