2 Foundry Cottages Foundry Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 2AS Data via plota.co.uk

Pending SDNP/26/03800/TCA

Trees & landscaping

Council

South Downs

Date received

2 Oct 2026

Date validated

2 Oct 2026

Postcode

BN7 2AS

Description

T1 Birch - Reduce height from approx. 10m to 7m. Reudce radial width to north and south from approx 4m to 2m T2 Ash - Reduce radial width to north from approx 5m to 3m. Lift to 3.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 20 Nov 2026, from South Downs's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 7 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

prediction

Day 749 days to the 56-day target

76%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

445decided 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 →

Site constraints 8

39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: The Maltings Barn, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 37 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.

Show all 39 with distances

29 mThe Maltings BarnGrade II
32 m49, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
35 m53 and 54, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
36 m48, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
39 m47, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
48 mGardeners ArmsGrade II
51 m45, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
58 m44, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
61 m11, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
61 m43, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
62 m12 and 13, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
63 m9 and 10, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
66 m14 and 15, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
68 mMedieval HallGrade II
71 m41,41a,42, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
76 m4,5,6, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
82 m18, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
82 m19 and 20, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
82 mStricklands WarehouseGrade II
88 m40, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
89 mBridge HouseGrade II
92 mBridge Over the River OuseGrade II
92 m39, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
94 m2, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
94 m1, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
94 m22, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
96 m16 and 17, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
96 m37 and 38, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
99 mFormer Garage 10 yards east of No 1 High StreetGrade II
102 m24 and 25, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
106 m23, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
110 mHarvey's BreweryGrade II*
112 m26 and 27, Cliffe High StreetGrade II
113 m224, High StreetGrade II
136 mChurch of St Thomas at CliffeGrade II*
136 mThe Old School HouseGrade II
140 m220 and 221, High StreetGrade II
143 mPump to South-East of Church of St Thomas at CliffeGrade II
144 m31 and 32, Cliffe High StreetGrade II

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 ↗

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 about 80 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.

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Also on the record

SSSI about 473 m away: Lewes Downs SSSI; Inside the Lewes built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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