Lewes Railway Station Station Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2UP Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03684/LIS - Listed Building Application in Progress
Commercial & major worksDemolitionListed buildings

Proposal

Removal of existing waiting shelter to London End of Platform 2 and replacement with new heritage shelter to match style of 2 recent replacements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from South Downs's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION Application Form · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Lewes Railway Station
List entry 1259556 · 0 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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 ↗
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 163 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.
Scheduled monument 148 m away: The Calvary (mound)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Lewes built-up area.
Not affected
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 area70 m² (753 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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 2UP
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Lewes Bridge Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Invvu Construction Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides commercial and major works by day 61.

Day 1546 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
47%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15214289
Planning Portal ref
PP-15214289
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Removal of the waiting shelters to the London End of Platforms 1 and 2 and replacement wi…
SDNP/25/01527/LIS
2021 Approved
Installation of a free-standing monolith sign, which contains local maps and wayfinding i…
SDNP/21/02697/PRE
2018 Approved
Removal of existing expired signals and associated signalling equipment, installation of…
SDNP/18/02871/LIS
2017 Approved
Demolition of signal box
SDNP/17/02179/PRE
2016 Approved
Extension of platform 5 at Lewes station
SDNP/16/00589/PRE
2016 Approved
Replacement of two passenger lifts with two traction passenger lifts, replacement of lift…
SDNP/16/04824/LIS
Within ~100m

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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.