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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lewes District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,103 approved · 484 refused · 101 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Oct 2018 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 10 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Moonrakers 7 Church Lane Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RD
Received 6 Mar 2020Springfield The Green Newick East Sussex BN8 4LA
Received 13 Mar 202084 Allington Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4ND
Received 12 Mar 2020Moors Cottage Slugwash Lane Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RG
Received 13 Mar 2020Area Of Seafront Promenade Opposite Hardwicke House, West View And Sunken Gardens, Esplanade, Seaford
Received 4 Mar 20208 St Andrews Drive Bishopstone East Sussex BN25 2SG
Received 16 Mar 20202 Nornes Villas North Barnes Lane Plumpton Green East Sussex BN7 3DX
Received 16 Mar 2020Hogge House High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BA
Received 16 Mar 2020369 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7HA
Received 17 Mar 20206 Darwall Drive Seaford East Sussex BN25 4LW
Received 17 Mar 20206 Middleham Close Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5EN
Received 17 Mar 20207 Middleham Close Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5EN
Received 17 Mar 2020Land North Of Chapters Bishops Lane Ringmer East Sussex
Received 11 Mar 20202 Buckhurst Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AH
Received 17 Mar 202027 Rookery Way Bishopstone East Sussex BN25 2TD
Received 17 Mar 2020Hogge House High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BA
Received 18 Mar 2020Hogge House High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BA
Received 18 Mar 2020Somerset House Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QA
Received 19 Mar 202040 South Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 4JQ
Received 20 Mar 20206 Telscombe Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8AH
Received 19 Mar 2020187 - 189 Marine Drive Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DA
Received 23 Mar 202095 Hythe Crescent Seaford East Sussex BN25 3TZ
Received 23 Mar 2020The Ark Riverside Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9BP
Received 24 Mar 202045 Northdown Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9JD
Received 24 Mar 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lewes District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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