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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.
4,148 approved · 488 refused · 103 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land Adjoining 47 Surrey Road Seaford East Sussex
Received 30 Apr 2020Multiple Roundabouts Within Lewes District East Sussex
Received 23 Apr 202010 Juniper Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 4BW
Received 24 Apr 202016 The Esplanade Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7HE
Received 30 Apr 2020Grimwade Farm Spatham Lane Westmeston East Sussex BN6 8XL
Received 30 Apr 20206 Corner Green Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5PS
Received 29 Apr 2020Pilon Danes Laughton Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5NH
Received 30 Apr 202044 Oldaker Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4LP
Received 30 Apr 2020Clearview Nursery Lane Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7RB
Received 30 Apr 202061 Farm Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3RY
Received 1 May 2020Glendene Cottage Station Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HG
Received 1 May 202059 Charters Gate Way Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7EW
Received 1 May 2020Double Barns Farm Newick Park Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4SB
Received 1 May 202020 Lee Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9SN
Received 4 May 2020Keepers Valebridge Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0RT
Received 4 May 202039 Gladys Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8RN
Received 5 May 202024 Downsview Drive Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RW
Received 5 May 2020Lower Hoddern Farm Hoddern Farm Lane Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8AP
Received 5 May 2020Barn Cottage Chyngton Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 4BT
Received 29 Apr 2020July House Common Lane Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TP
Received 6 May 202086 Westview Close Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8FB
Received 6 May 2020Valebridge Valebridge Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0RT
Received 7 May 20209 Rustic Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7SS
Received 30 Apr 2020Land Adjacent To St Mary's Care Home St Georges Park Ditchling Road Ditchling Common Ditchling East Sussex
Received 7 May 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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