5 Mount Harry Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1NS Data via plota.co.uk

SDNP/26/03161/FUL - Full Application Application in Progress

Proposal

Ancillary to Class E(b) - Storage use that is strictly subordinate and ancillary to the primary restaurant andresidential flat above for operators. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

Site constraints 6

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Scheduled monument 181 m away: A platform barrow and two bowl barrows forming a linear barrow group SSE of Offham Hill; Registered battlefield 166 m away: Battle of Lewes 1264; Inside the Lewes built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £355,000 in August 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

12 August 2024£355,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area47 m² (506 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 39)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BN7 1NS
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Lewes Priory Ward
Parish
Lewes Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
SDNPA Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Eser Gungor

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 81% of changes of use in South Downs are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by South Downs in the last twelve months, from validation. South Downs decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.