Aldi House Brooks Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2BY Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02864/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Application in Progress

Proposal

T1 - London Plane - Raise lower canopy over road to give clearance and reduce growth back from sign Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 54.

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 387 m away: Lewes Downs; SSSI 387 m away: Lewes Downs SSSI; Inside the Lewes built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 2BY
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
LA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Brighton tree specialists

Decision outlook

Day 54, past South Downs's usual 42 days for tree and landscaping works. 96% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 21 Oct 2026.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
318decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15097755
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No