16A St John Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QE
Proposal
T1 - Betula Pendule - reduce by 1m with removal of crossing branches
- Received
- 9 March 2026
- Decided
- 15 April 2026 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Castle Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted9 Mar
- ValidatedValidated9 Mar
- Consult.Consultation6 Apr
- TargetTarget Date20 Apr
- DecidedDecided15 Apr
Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 16A St John Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2QE. South Downs has handled 2,274 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 6 days quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lewes Castle Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201910 Dec
Variation of condition 1 (plans) of conditionally approved application SDNP/18/04134/HOUS
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/19/05906/CND - 20197 Nov
Reposition existing small window on the side elevation at first floor level, block up the existing window…
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentSDNP/19/05349/NMA - 20182 Aug
Erection of first floor rear extension, insertion of Juliet balcony to front elevation, windows to side…
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/18/04134/HOUS - 20158 Jun
Cladding on front elevation. Possible cladding on side elevation and garage conversion with window at front.
ApprovedPre-Application AdviceSDNP/15/02942/PRE
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Lewes
- National park: South Downs
- Brownfield land register: Lewes, Ambulance Station Lancaster StreetRegister 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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