33 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LU Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03465/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

02DU & 02DV - Two mature Honey locusts (Gleditsia triacanthos). Crown lift the canopies over the lane to provide 5 metres? clearance. Crown lift the low branches over the access drive to the car park to provide 4 metres? clearance. Prune the canopies to provide 3 metres? clearance from the adjacent properties. Remove all deadwood. 02DT - Mature Weeping ash (Fraxinus excelsior Pendula). Consent is sought for the following: Reducing the crown to a simple structural framework to reduce mechanical loading upon the decayed areas. Retaining viable secondary growth and as much of the existing canopy as reasonably practicable where suitable opportunities arise during the work. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · SDNPA Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION Decision · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF SDNP TREE OFFICERS - CONNICK CONSULTANCY Consultee Comment · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: School Hill House
List entry 1043822 · 2 m away · 86 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 82 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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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.
Public footpath 8 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.
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.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 251 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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 164 m away: Lewes Castle; Inside the Lewes built-up area; Air quality management area 20 m away: Lewes Town Centre AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 area675 m² (7,266 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 102)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Primary Health Care Building
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
BN7 2LU
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 7 days faster than South Downs's median of 44 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
679decided 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

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Last counted 14 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15203887
Planning Portal ref
PP-15203887
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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.