36-38 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2PB
Proposal
Internal refurbishment and conversion of vacant former NHS commercial office building (Use class E) to provide 36 apartments (Use Class C3) including infilling the undercroft on the ground floor.
- Received
- 15 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 13 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted15 Dec
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation19 Jun
- TargetTarget Date13 May
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application at 36-38 Friars Walk Lewes East Sussex BN7 2PB. South Downs has handled 5,088 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. It was submitted on 15 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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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: Storage Chamber and Tunnel to Rear of Nos 20-21On or next to this site · +2 more
- National park: South Downs
- Brownfield land register: 40-42 Friars Walk, Lewes East SussexRegister 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.
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Before the decision
You may need a flood risk assessment. Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site
The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).
- 18.7 miCrawleyRTPI
- 20.1 miCrawley
- 33.7 miMidhurstRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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