Planning application
Southover House Southover Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1AB
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Change of use of part of the Southover House building from offices (Use Class E) to art gallery/exhibition space (Use Class F1), as well as associated works.
As published by the council, reference SDNP/26/02033/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- SDNP/26/02033/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Application Determined
- Received
- 22 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Postcode
- BN7 1AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
22 May 2026
Received by South Downs National Park
-
30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Southover House Southover Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1AB
91% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
3no advertisement signs ( 1no bespoke fixed Charleston sign, 2no fabric banners )
Decided Advertising -
Southover House Southover Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 1AB
84% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep
EXACOM TEST CCF THIS IS A TESTN13.07.26
Awaiting decision Full applications -
Car Park Lewes Railway Station Station Road Lewes East Sussex BN7 2UP
Use on Sunday mornings for a car boot sale from 6am to 2pm
Refused Full applications -
12 Tanners Brook Lewes East Sussex BN7 1RU
100% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep
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
Decided Trees -
Knowlands St Martin's Lane Lewes East Sussex BN7 1UD
91% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul
Remove, replace and raise parapet boe coping wall, repoint boundary wall and fenestration alterations
Decided Windows or glazingSmall domestic -
63 High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 1XQ
91% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Privacy Shutters), 7 (Waste Management), 9 (Ecosystem Services) and 12 (contractors' vehicle parking and material storage) in relation to SDNP/26/01197/FUL
Awaiting decision
Other full applications applications
In South Downs National Park
-
26/01347/FUL Granted
Land South Of Tranjoeen Bracklesham Lane Bracklesham Bay West Sussex
Retrospective (Section 73a) application for the extension of the existing site area to accommodate a proportion of the siting of an additional traveller/gypsy caravan.
-
26/01258/FUL Refused
Laneside Bosham Lane Bosham West Sussex
Change of use of 3 no. holiday lets to 3 no. residential dwellings and associated works.
-
26/01183/FUL Refused
55 Manhood Lane Sidlesham Chichester West Sussex PO20 7LT
Change of use of existing 1 no. garden outbuilding to holiday lets with outside area and rear driveway (within our boundary).
-
SDNP/26/03376/FUL Awaiting decision
Plumpton College Ditchling Road Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3AE
Retention of 3nr single storey Portakabin classroom buildings for a period of 5 years.
-
SDNP/26/03383/FUL Awaiting decision
West Hove Golf Club Badger Way Hove Brighton & Hove BN3 8EX
Ball dispenser building