137 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Proposal
Internal alterations including relocation and removal of non load-bearing partitions, forming new door openings, conversion of existing HE room into dining area, replacing rotten timber floor with new to science labs at rear
- Received
- 26 January 2026
- Decided
- 26 March 2026 · Approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
- ReceivedReceived26 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation13 Mar
- TargetTarget Date23 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)
This is a heritage application at 137 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 59 days, 11 days quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 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
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Mar
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and erection of additional detached…
PendingFull ApplicationSDNP/26/00813/FUL - 20262 Mar
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and erection of additional detached…
PendingListed building consentSDNP/26/00814/LIS - 202418 Dec
Replacement ground floor window to rear elevation
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/05214/LIS - 202418 Dec
Replacement ground floor window to rear elevation
PendingFull ApplicationSDNP/24/05213/FUL - 20232 Jun
Refurbishment of 40no. windows to match existing
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/23/02288/LIS - 20232 Jun
Refurbishment of 40no. windows to match existing
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/23/02287/FUL - 202221 Feb
Proposed 5no. conservation rooflights to west facing inner roof slope and 2no. conservation plateau…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/22/00906/LIS - 202221 Feb
Proposed 5no. conservation rooflights to west facing inner roof slope and 2no. conservation plateau…
ApprovedFull ApplicationSDNP/22/00905/FUL - 202217 Feb
Proposed removal of staircase enclosure at ground and first floor, replace with open handrail and removal of…
PendingListed building consentSDNP/22/00867/LIS - 202217 Feb
Proposed replacement of internal doors with traditional-style four panel fire doors with integrated vision…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/22/00864/LIS - 20193 Apr
Removal of internal wall to combine two classrooms, removal of stud walls to store room, infilling of two…
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/19/01657/PRE - 20152 Mar
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4 and 5 relating to Listed Building Consent SDNP/12/02819/LIS
Split DecisionDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/01022/DCOND - 20144 Aug
New signage and repainting of the main entrance door
RefusedListed building consentSDNP/14/03910/LIS
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
- Brownfield land register: The Shelleys Hotel, 136 High Street LewesRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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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