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Southover Parish Church Hall St James Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HR

SDNP/26/01212/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Render repairs and coating with paint finish, extractor fan installed for future WC

Received
27 March 2026
Decided
21 May 2026 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.30 Apr
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in South Downs88% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application at Southover Parish Church Hall St James Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HR. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 3 weeks quicker than South Downs's median. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,283 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
SDNP/26/01212/FUL
Address
Southover Parish Church Hall St James Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1HR
Postcode
BN7 1HR
Local Authority
South Downs
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Determined
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
John D Clarke Architects
Agent Address
The Stables, Suite 2 25 South Street Eastbourne BN21 4UP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 March 2026
Target Decision Date
22 May 2026
Date Decided
21 May 2026
Date Validated
27 March 2026
Date Submitted
27 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
30 April 2026
Permission Expires
21 May 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14771879
Documents
16
Coordinates
50.869858, 0.005953
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: South Downs

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4, St James StreetOn or next to this site
  • National park: South Downs

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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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