137 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS
Proposal
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and erection of additional detached single storey classroom with associated landscaping
- Received
- 2 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 June 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
- ReceivedReceived2 Mar
- ValidatedValidated16 Apr
- Consult.Consultation24 Jun
- TargetTarget Date11 Jun
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 137 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XS. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. It was submitted on 2 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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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Planning Application Dates
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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Associated applications
- 20262 Mar
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and erection of additional detached…
This applicationPendingFullSDNP/26/00813/FUL - 20262 Mar
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and erection of additional detached…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideSDNP/26/00814/LIS
Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202626 Jan
Internal alterations including relocation and removal of non load-bearing partitions, forming new door…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/26/00296/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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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.0 miLewesRTPI
- 3.9 miBrightonRTPI
- 7.0 miBrightonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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