207 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS
Approved on 3 March 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Lawful Development certificate for the following material operations in compliance with Planning Permissions SDNP/22/03497/FUL and SDNP/25/03592/NMA, demolition of the Northern Boundary wall (SDNP/22/03497/FUL and SDNP/25/03592/NMA), demolition of a carport building (SDNP/22/03497/FUL), excavation of trench for a foundation and installation of a section of foundation for the dwelling house (SDNP/22/03497/FUL) excavation of trench for mains incoming building services and installation of service pipe ducts to both the trench and foundation for the building (SDNP/22/03497/FUL), installation of a concrete foundation base for the bike storage building (SDNP/22/03497/FUL), felling of a Prunus Cherry Tree reference T10 (SDNP/22/03497/FUL)
- Received
- 18 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedReceived18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Jan
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided3 Mar
Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 207 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2NS. South Downs has handled 551 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
90% of amendment 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 2NS
- Application type
- Lawful Development Cert (Existing)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lewes Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 3 March 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14491543
- Documents
- 7
Site 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202518 Nov
Lawful Development certificate for the following material operations in compliance with Planning Permissions…
This applicationApprovedAmendmentSDNP/25/04626/LDE - 20254 Sep
Non-material amendment to Planning Approval SDNP/22/03497/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentPart ofSDNP/25/03592/NMA
Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Aug
Partial discharge of Condition 6 (schedule of external materials finishes and samples) related to Planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/03335/DCOND - 202521 Jul
Discharge of Condition 3 (CEMP) in relation to the approval of SDNP/22/03497/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/02981/DCOND - 20198 Feb
Erection of detached sustainable house with on-site parking
RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/19/00666/FUL - 201819 Sep
Discharge of conditions 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 of application SDNP/15/01847/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/18/05513/DCOND - 20155 Oct
Refer to N/63/5366- increase depth of existing car park to match plans.
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/15/05435/PRE - 201516 Apr
Erection of a detached part subterranean and sustainable house with on-site parking
RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/15/01847/FUL - 20147 Oct
Erection of a single part subterranean dwelling with a grass roof and provision of on site parking
RefusedFull ApplicationSDNP/14/05101/FUL - 201423 May
Erection of a subterranean dwelling with on site parking
WithdrawnFull ApplicationSDNP/14/02642/FUL - 201426 Mar
Alterations to existing rear garden wall to create a new brick arch and timber gates
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/14/01530/HOUS - 201426 Mar
Alterations to existing rear garden wall to allow for a new brick arch and timber gates
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/01531/LIS - 201430 Jan
Enlargement of ground floor shop by incorporating residential room to the rear including demolition of…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/00482/LIS - 201428 Jan
Repairs and alterations to external wall
ApprovedDo I need Planning PermissionSDNP/14/00459/DINPP
Source: South Downs
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