32 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LX
Proposal
Full removal of the following trees; Sycamore (Tree No. 0432), Sycamore (Tree No. 0448), Holly (Tree No. 0464) and Untagged Holly Management works to Sycamore 0473: Reduce the crown by up to 4 metres, pruning to appropriate growth points & raise the crown over the adjacent bin store to provide clearance to the height of the existing metal railings.
- Received
- 4 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Lewes Bridge Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted4 Jun
- ValidatedValidated4 Jun
- Consult.Consultation3 Jul
- TargetTarget Date16 Jul
- DecidedDecided
This is a tree application at 32 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LX. South Downs has handled 2,274 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. It was submitted on 4 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lewes conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Lewes Bridge Ward. We hold 4,278 applications in total for the BN7 postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Application Dates
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Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: South Downs
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Mar
Installation of gutters and downpipes to south west wing and repairs to stone corbeling
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/26/01003/LIS - 20153 Apr
Replacement of temporary bituminous felt roof with terne coated stainless steel on mover mail room annexe
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/15/01674/LIS - 20142 Jun
Removal of modern stud and plasterboard partition to second floor
ApprovedListed building consentSDNP/14/02764/LIS
Planning 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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.4 miLewesRTPI
- 4.2 miBrightonRTPI
- 7.3 miBrightonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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