117 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XY
Approved on 24 August 2026
Delegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Extension to rear lightwell, installation of stone and glazed bridge, removal of brick piers and replacement and extension of railing
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- ReceivedReceived27 May
- ValidatedValidated1 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Aug
Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for an extension at 117 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XY. South Downs has handled 1,352 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 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 1XY
- Application type
- Heritage
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 June 2026
Site constraints
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 (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.
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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.
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- 20261 Jun
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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202415 May
Extension to rear lightwell, stone and glazed bridge, removal of brick piers, retention and extension of iron…
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/24/02000/LIS - 202415 May
Extension to rear lightwell, stone and glazed bridge, removal of brick piers, retention and extension of iron…
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/24/01999/HOUS - 202326 Sep
Extension of rear lightwell, addition of walk-on glazing, and addition of glass balustrade to rear
WithdrawnHouseholderSDNP/23/04010/HOUS - 202326 Sep
Extension of rear lightwell, addition of walk-on glazing, and addition of glass balustrade to rear
WithdrawnListed building consentSDNP/23/04011/LIS - 202223 Jun
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with new garden room at the rear
ApprovedHouseholderSDNP/22/02976/HOUS - 202223 Jun
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with new garden room at the rear
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/22/02977/LIS - 20223 Mar
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with garden room at the rear
WithdrawnListed building consentSDNP/22/01188/LIS - 20223 Mar
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with garden room at the rear
WithdrawnHouseholderSDNP/22/01112/HOUS
Source: South Downs
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