12 Tanners Brook Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RU Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/02743/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T7 - Beech - crown lift by 2.5 metres and shape sides by up to 2.5 metres, reduce and shape upper crown by up to 3 metres T8 - Mirabel Plum - fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Approved

13 Aug 2026

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

Documents 3

Site constraints 7

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 215 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.

3 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Lewes Railway Station, Grade II, 58 m away · 3 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 3 with distances

58 mLewes Railway StationGrade II
143 m16, Station StreetGrade II
143 mWall to West of Pelham HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Scheduled monument 150 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

Inside the Lewes built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt

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: South Downs
Application type: Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode: BN7 1RU
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 13 Jul 2026
Ward: Lewes Priory Ward
Parish: Lewes Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Aug 2026
Decision: Raise No Objection
Decision date: 13 Aug 2026
Decision level: SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: R W Green Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 11 days faster than South Downs's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one31d

Council42d

UK36d

79%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

318decided 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 →