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4 The Avenue Lewes East Sussex BN7 1QS

SDNP/26/00650/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 5 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1) Holly (front) existing diameter circa 4m; trim by 0.5m to leave a diameter of circa 3m. G2 & G3) Group yews (left side) existing diameter circa 9m x 5m; trim by a maximum of 1m (0.5m each side) near the houses to leave a diameter of circa 9m x 4m. T2) Beech (bottom) existing diameter circa 13m; trim by 2m on the overhang to the garden to leave a diameter of circa 11m. T3) Yew (back, right side) existing diameter circa 6m; trim by 1m to leave a diameter of circa 4m.

Received
18 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 The Avenue Lewes East Sussex BN7 1QS. South Downs has handled 2,289 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,321 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 1QS
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Last date for comments
25 March 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026
Permission expires
5 May 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14711746
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    14 Sep

    T1 - Holly - Reshape by reducing volume by 10% (maintain the crown lift of 2.5m)G1- Yew Group - Reshape by…

    PendingTree in a Conservation AreaSDNP/21/04684/TCA
  2. 2019
    15 Jan

    Works to Holly, Yew and Yew Group (TPO No.33) as per attached Schedule of works

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/19/00303/TPO
  3. 2015
    16 Dec

    Discharge of condition 3 attached to planning approval SDNP/15/01808/HOUS

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/15/06340/DCOND
  4. 2015
    10 Nov

    G1 Yew Group - prune back to the boundary. Crown lift over garage to provide clearance.G2 Yew and Holly…

    ApprovedTree Preservation OrderSDNP/15/05684/TPO
  5. 2015
    14 Apr

    Erection of front and rear extension at ground and first floor level

    ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/15/01808/HOUS
  6. 2015
    25 Mar

    -single storey and first floor rear extension -single storey and first floor front extension

    ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/15/01610/PRE

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