9 Cliffe High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AH Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02163/LIS - Listed Building Approved
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Proposal

Retrospective replacement of shopfront sign (resubmission of SDNP/25/03083/LIS) (amendments to SDNP/26/00783/LIS) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND CONSULTATION RESPONSE Consultation Responses · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 9 and 10, Cliffe High Street
List entry 1043865 · 5 m away · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 35 Grade II)
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 the other 37 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 132 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 6
An estimated 30% or more 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 ↗
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
SSSI 458 m away: Lewes Downs SSSI; Inside the Lewes built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 area39 m² (420 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2021, 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
Listed Building
Postcode
BN7 2AH
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 4 days faster than South Downs's median of 70 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
340decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Retrospective replacement of shopfront sign
SDNP/25/03083/LIS
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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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.