Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
4,162 approved · 489 refused · 103 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 On The South Side Of Sutton Drove Seaford East Sussex
Received 3 Jun 202016 Cliff Gardens Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7BT
Received 1 Jun 20203 Valley Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9XS
Received 5 Jun 2020Ringmer Community College Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5RB
Received 5 Jun 20205 Roedean Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3PF
Received 8 Jun 2020Unit 11 Mid Sussex Business Park Folders Lane East Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8SE
Received 8 Jun 20201 North Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JS
Received 8 Jun 20201 Christie Avenue Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JT
Received 9 Jun 202010 Delves Way Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JU
Received 9 Jun 2020Land Rear Of 51 - 53 Station Road Denton Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0NN
Received 10 Jun 20209 Falaise Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0NR
Received 10 Jun 202044 Dorothy Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8HT
Received 11 Jun 202092 Cissbury Crescent Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8RJ
Received 11 Jun 2020Summerdale North Common Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7RH
Received 12 Jun 20201 The Green Newick East Sussex BN8 4LA
Received 12 Jun 2020Harmers Hill House Harmers Hill Newick East Sussex BN8 4LJ
Received 6 Jun 202018 Anderson Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9XY
Received 15 Jun 2020Jenners Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QL
Received 15 Jun 202086 Pelham Rise Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8BD
Received 12 Jun 202015 Firle Grange Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HD
Received 15 Jun 2020Aberdeen House 41 Steyne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HU
Received 16 Jun 2020Aberdeen House 41 Steyne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HU
Received 16 Jun 202052 Rodmell Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PG
Received 16 Jun 202011 Sandringham Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EB
Received 16 Jun 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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