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11 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LH

SDNP/25/04441/ADVApplication to Display AdvertsRefused
Advertisement consent

Proposal

1 no. non-illuminated A-board

Received
4 November 2025
Decided
30 January 2026 · Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.7 Jan
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided30 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs83% of advertising applications approved

This is an advertising consent application at 11 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LH. South Downs has handled 132 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 69 days. This one was decided in 87 days, 3 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 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

Reference
SDNP/25/04441/ADV
Address
11 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LH
Postcode
BN7 2LH
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Application to Display Adverts
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Planning Potential Ltd
Agent Address
148 Tooley Street London SE1 2TU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 November 2025
Target Decision Date
30 January 2026
Date Decided
30 January 2026
Date Validated
5 December 2025
Date Submitted
4 November 2025
Last Date for Comments
7 January 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14456438
Documents
12
Coordinates
50.873886, 0.014314
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    24 Jul

    Removal of Condition 2 (reinstatement of doors) related to Planning Approval SDNP/23/05395/FUL

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/03012/CND
  2. 2015
    23 Oct

    Discharge of conditions 3 & 5 attached to planning approval SDNP/14/05146/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/05364/DCOND
  3. 2015
    23 Oct

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 & 6 attached to listed building approval SDNP/14/05147/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/05362/DCOND
  4. 2015
    6 Jul

    Upgrade internal layout of bank branch to meet requirements, new window adverts, and relocation of external…

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/03349/LIS
  5. 2015
    6 Jul

    Upgrade internal layout of branch to meet requirements, new window advertisements, and relocation of external…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/03347/FUL
  6. 2015
    6 Jul

    Upgrade internal layout of branch to meet requirements, new window merchandise, and relocation of external…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentSDNP/15/03348/ADV

Planning constraints

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, High StreetOn this site · +3 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: Land at Former ambulance HQ, Friars Walk, LewesRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

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 and heritage coasts.

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 2026-10-09. 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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