4 Mount Place Lewes East Sussex BN7 1YH Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/04038/TCA - Tree in a Conservation Area Application in Progress

Proposal

T1 - Black Matipo - 1-2m crown reduction and general pruning and removal of growth encroaching over adjoining properties Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from South Downs's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 2, Mount Place
List entry 1286763 · 12 m away · 80 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 78 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 ↗
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.
Scheduled monument 10 m away: Lewes Castle
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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 443 m away: Railway Land Lewes; Inside the Lewes built-up area; Air quality management area 7 m away: Lewes Town Centre AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 27 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
BN7 1YH
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Lewes Castle Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. South Downs usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 44.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15303336
Planning Portal ref
PP-15303336
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No