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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.
4,173 approved · 493 refused · 103 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Banks Farm Boast Lane Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DY
Received 3 Jul 20207 The Broyle Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5NP
Received 16 Jun 2020Caburn Field Anchor Field Ringmer East Sussex
Received 3 Jul 2020Holmans Bridge Farm Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TD
Received 3 Jul 2020Roman Spring Farm Caveridge Lane South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4BA
Received 3 Jul 2020Brickyard Farm Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TD
Received 3 Jul 2020Newhaven Fort Fort Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9DL
Received 3 Jul 2020Caburn Field Anchor Field Ringmer East Sussex
Received 6 Jul 202026 Hawth Crescent Seaford East Sussex BN25 2RR
Received 6 Jul 2020Brickyard Farm Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TD
Received 6 Jul 202053 Willow Drive Seaford East Sussex BN25 4BZ
Received 25 Jun 202024 East View Fields Plumpton Green East Sussex BN7 3EE
Received 24 Jun 202027 Roderick Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8JT
Received 6 Jul 202023 Downsview Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4PU
Received 6 Jul 202037 First Avenue Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9HX
Received 7 Jul 2020Land North Of New Heritage Way North Chailey East Sussex
Received 7 Jul 20209 The Pagets Newick East Sussex BN8 4PW
Received 7 Jul 2020Lakedene Theobalds Road Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0SX
Received 7 Jul 2020Amberley 36 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JX
Received 7 Jul 2020Kent House Streat Lane Streat East Sussex BN6 8SA
Received 8 Jul 20206 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JU
Received 8 Jul 2020Park Hill Hundred Acre Lane Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RS
Received 8 Jul 202012 Kingsmead Seaford East Sussex BN25 2EZ
Received 8 Jul 2020Rivendell 8 Great Rough Newick East Sussex BN8 4HY
Received 8 Jul 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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