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

SDNP/26/03708/ADV - Application to Display Adverts Application in Progress
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed installation of two non-illuminated flat-cut aluminium fascia signs to the existing shopfront fascia. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
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Validated
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from South Downs's recent signs and adverts.

Documents 2

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL - FORM 1 : CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 181 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 ↗
40 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Fitzroy Memorial Library, Grade II, 31 m away · 1 Grade II*, 39 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 167 m away: Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green Wall; Inside the Lewes built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 10 October 2026. 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. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
South Downs
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
BN7 2AF
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Ruum

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides signs and adverts by day 56.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
35decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15236693
Planning Portal ref
PP-15236693
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.