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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.
4,142 approved · 488 refused · 103 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Oct 2018 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
43 Fairlight Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7BS
Received 20 Apr 202028 South Way Newhaven East Sussex
Received 6 Apr 2020Nought Church Hill Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JX
Received 10 Mar 202056 Slindon Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8ET
Received 21 Apr 2020Chailey School Mill Lane Chailey East Sussex BN8 4PU
Received 23 Apr 202044 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JZ
Received 16 Apr 202010 Anderson Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9XY
Received 23 Apr 202016 Allington Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4NA
Received 23 Apr 2020Knowlands Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF
Received 24 Apr 2020Knowlands Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF
Received 24 Apr 202065 Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NG
Received 24 Apr 2020Land At Bridgelands Barcombe Cross East Sussex
Received 24 Apr 202012 Lindfield Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 4DY
Received 27 Apr 20201 Mount Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0LR
Received 24 Apr 2020Downland Park Court Farm Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 24 Apr 2020Twin Oaks 2 Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QA
Received 31 Mar 2020Southview Lower Station Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4HU
Received 23 Apr 20208 Holters Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 3HS
Received 28 Apr 20201 High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DH
Received 28 Apr 2020Lane End House Coldharbour Lane North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HJ
Received 27 Apr 202012 Wells Close Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3DA
Received 27 Apr 2020194 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8JJ
Received 29 Apr 2020Units 1 And 2 North Industrial Estate New Road Industrial Area Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0HE
Received 29 Apr 2020Banks Farm Boast Lane Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DY
Received 29 Apr 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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