BN7 Trinity Gables, Eastgate Street, Lewes

Prime Lewes Development Site

Consented for 35 Residential units & Class E space.- SDNP/23/02973/FUL

This expansive and level site is approximately

0.5 acres / 0.2 hectares and has a roughly rectangular shape.

It was previously home to a bus depot, constructed in the 1950s, which has remained largely vacant since 2022. The existing buildings are now redundant and unoccupied ( save for a couple of licenses). The consented scheme comprises two interconnecting buildings (at upper floor levels) with frontages to East Street and Eastgate Street. A ground floor vehicular access leads to parking and circulation areas for 17 cars together with secure bicycle storage, plant rooms & bin stores. All flats and town houses have external amenity spaces with a communal roof terrace. This attractive and sympathetically designed scheme will reinvigorate this derelict site and breathe new life into the town centre, being situated in a gateway location.

The port of Newhaven is 8 miles southeast and the Crawley/Gatwick diamond is approximately 19 miles northwest via the A23, which connects to the A27 approximately 7 miles east of Lewes. Lewes also benefits from excellent public transport links with comprehensive bus services. Lewes mainline railway station offers frequent services to London Victoria (64 minutes), Brighton (14 minutes) and Gatwick (34 minutes).

The site occupies a central location at the intersection of Eastgate Street and East Street, serving as a key transition between Lewes' historic and modern areas. It connects retail and residential zones while also linking to the proposed Phoenix Quarter to the north and the planned Eastgate Wharf development on the former Waitrose Expansion site. Positioned on a prominent corner, the site is highly visible upon entering the town via Phoenix Causeway.

The surrounding area features a mix of terraced housing, Eastgate Baptist Church, a Waitrose supermarket, and various retail units that provide connections to the High Street and Cliffe areas.