Marine Workshops Railway Approach Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0DF Data via plota.co.uk

LW/26/0325 - Listed Building Consent Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of Modular Container Store, 2no. Air Conditioning compressors and the installation of 2no. free standing and 1no. wall mounted electric vehicle charge points for EVs within the enclosed courtyard Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Aug 2026; it is now day 88. The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Marine Workshops
List entry 1280283 · 3 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 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.
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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 ↗
Shoreham to Eastbourne across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Newhaven built-up area; National park 498 m away: South Downs.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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

Council
Lewes
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
BN9 0DF
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pyxis Property Consulting Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 88, past the statutory target. 86% of listed building consent in Lewes are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 8832 days past the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
10,320decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in Lewes to go on. Lewes decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15008278
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#62 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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