Jireh Chapel Malling Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2RD
Approved on 24 February 2026
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 & 2 - Castanear Sativa - Pollard 4m off branches T3 - Prunus Cerasifera - Light pruning by 30% T4 - Fraxinus excelsior - light pruning by 30% T5 - Malus Baccata - Light pruning by 25% between autumn and early august T6 - Prunus Cerasifera - light pruning by 40% T7, 8 & 9 - Sorbus aucuparia - light pruning by 30% T10 - Acer campestre - light pruning by 30% T11 - Fraxinus excelsior saplings - light pruning by 30% T12 - Malus baccata - light pruning by 30% T13 - Quercus robur - Pollard by 15%
- Received
- 5 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedReceived5 Nov
- ValidatedValidated17 Jan
- Consult.Consultation6 Feb
- TargetTarget Date28 Feb
- DecidedDecided24 Feb
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Jireh Chapel Malling Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2RD. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 8 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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.
99% of trees 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 2RD
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 6 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 24 February 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Tree Saw
- Agent address
- 2 Forest Ridge East Grinstead RH19 4PY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
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
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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.
© 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202631 Mar
Internal and external repairs, reinstatement of internal WC, installation of Baptistry and temporary netting…
PendingListed building consentSDNP/26/01257/LIS - 201829 Sep
T1 and T2 Indian Horsechestnut - crown lift, T3 sycamore - remove completely
ApprovedTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/18/05438/TCA
Source: South Downs
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