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LW/26/0296 - Approval of Reserved Matters Application Approved

Proposal

Approval of Reserved Matters relating to landscaping, following Outline application () concerning the scale, appearance, layout and access for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 7no dwellinghouses and alterations to vehicular access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Consultation
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 208 m away: Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI; National park about 351 m away: South Downs; Inside the Telscombe Cliffs 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

Council
Lewes
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters Application
Postcode
BN10 7BP
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
Parish
Telscombe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Midgley Design Consultants

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 16 days faster than Lewes's median of 53 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Lewes in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewes decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14958923
Planning Portal ref
PP-14958923
Neighbours
5 Jun 2026
Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lewes decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #134 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #111 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #126 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #30 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
16 decided
394
Total decisions
42 refused in the year to March 2026