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140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS

SDNP/25/05016/LISListed BuildingPermitted
Listed building consent

Proposal

Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation

Received
17 December 2025
Decided
12 March 2026 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs93% of heritage applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 85 days, 2 weeks longer than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/25/05016/LIS
Address
140 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Postcode
BN7 1XS
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Listed Building
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
LRA Retinue Ltd
Architect ProfileLRA RETINUE LTD
Agent Address
24 Windlesham Road Brighton BN1 3AG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 December 2025
Target Decision Date
13 March 2026
Date Decided
12 March 2026
Date Validated
16 January 2026
Date Submitted
17 December 2025
Last Date for Comments
20 February 2026
Permission Expires
12 March 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
LA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14569413
Documents
12
Coordinates
50.872380, 0.005237
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    17 Dec

    Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideSDNP/25/05015/FUL
  2. 2025
    17 Dec

    Repair and restoration of 4 no. timber sliding sash windows on first floor south elevation

    This applicationApprovedHeritageSDNP/25/05016/LIS

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    9 Oct

    Discharge of condition 3 (schedule of repair works) related to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02400/LIS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/24/04151/DCOND
  2. 2024
    12 Jun

    Replacement of 2 no. french door sets with associated side panels and top lights to rear extension

    ConditionsListed building consentSDNP/24/02400/LIS
  3. 2024
    12 Jun

    Repairs to 1no french door set and like-for-like replacement of 1 no. french door set with associated side…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/24/02399/FUL
  4. 2023
    20 Jun

    Hard and soft landscaping to rear

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/02569/LIS
  5. 2023
    9 May

    Proposed internal glazed security door

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/01950/LIS
  6. 2023
    6 Feb

    Retrospective application for internal glazed screen between library and hallway at ground floor

    ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/00493/LIS

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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