215 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AF Data via plota.co.uk

Pending SDNP/26/03707/FUL
ShopfrontsCommercial premises
Council
South Downs
Date received
25 Sept 2026
Date validated
25 Sept 2026
Postcode
BN7 2AF

Description

Replacement and increase in height of the existing shopfront with associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 16 Nov 2026 and 29 Nov 2026, from South Downs's recent commercial premises.

Day 14 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
112decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Site constraints 9

33 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 220 and 221, High Street, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 32 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 33 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Lewes conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Local nature reserve about 160 m away: Railway Land Lewes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
Scheduled monument about 190 m away: Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green Wall; Inside the Lewes built-up area; Flood defence about 43 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area149 m² (1,604 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 89)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.