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57 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XE

SDNP/26/01285/LISListed BuildingAwaiting decision
Listed building consent
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Removal of as-built fascia and re-instating of original timber fascia re-painted in white and various internal works including skimming and painting of walls, new flooring and lighting and replacement of sockets and switches

Received
1 April 2026
Decision due
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Agent
La Vaastu Ltd
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.14 May
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided

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Comment on the council's siteDocuments (9)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 57 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XE. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lewes Priory Ward. We hold 4,320 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.

93% of heritage 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 1XE
Application type
Listed Building
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lewes Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Last date for comments
14 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
La Vaastu Ltd
Architect profile
LA VAASTU LTD
Agent address
3 Dakota House 17 Hornchurch Road Uxbridge UB10 0YP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14742859
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lewes
  • Listed building: Grade II: 57, High StreetOn this site · +1 more
  • National park: South Downs
  • Brownfield land register: White Hart Hotel, 55 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XERegister 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    1 Apr

    Removal of as-built fascia and re-instating of original timber fascia re-painted in white and various…

    PendingFull ApplicationFiled alongsideSDNP/26/01284/FUL
  2. 2026
    1 Apr

    Removal of as-built fascia and re-instating of original timber fascia re-painted in white and various…

    This applicationPendingHeritageSDNP/26/01285/LIS

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