5 Downside Lewes East Sussex BN7 1EE Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/01958/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 - Walnut - Crown lift to approximately 2m, crown reduction of 1.5m T2 - Holly - Crown lift to approximately 2m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Approved
13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

South Downs National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Registered battlefield about 90 m away: Battle of Lewes 1264
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Lewes built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
BN7 1EE
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 12 days slower than South Downs's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
445decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14940367
Planning Portal ref
PP-14940367
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No