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Lewes District Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lewes District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

5,286Searchable applications

144Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 4,682 approved or refused records

497Refused applications

4,185 approved · 497 refused · 105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas15 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

DecidedLW/20/0497/CD
Discharge of planning condition 2 of application LW/19/0258 relating to the provision of electric charging points across the site
Newlands School Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4NP
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0498/CD
Discharge of conditions 5 of LW/16/0800 and subsequent condition 9 of LW/19/0475 relating to details of drainage strategy, condition 6 of LW/16/0800 and subsequent condition 13 of LW/19/0475 relating to details of maintenance and management plan, condition 7 of application LW/16/0800 relating to details of groundwater monitoring, conditionn 8 of application LW/16/0800 and subsequent condition 10 of application LW/19/0475 relating to details of surfacing water flows, condition 10 of application LW/16/0800 and subsequent condition 10 of application LW/19/0475 relating to details of infiltration design and condition 17 of application LW/16/0800 and subsequent condition 2 of application LW/19/0475 relating to details of finished floor levels
Newlands School Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4NP
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0499/CD
Discharge of condition 4 (boundary treatment), condition 12 (hard & soft landscaping), condition 13 (arboricultural method statement), condition 18 (footway and parking area surfacing), condition 19 (construction management plan), condition 20 (car parking provision), condition 21 (vehicle turning space), condition 22 (cycle parking spaces), condition 23 (temporary arrangements for access and turning for construction traffic), condition 26 (asbestos), condition 27 (construction environmental manageent plan) and condition 28 (tree protection details) of planning application LW/16/0800
Newlands School Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4NP
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0500
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
9 Hastings Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 3LD
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0501
Section 73a Retrospective application for retention of a porch and balcony on east elevation
1 Berry Close Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7DW
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0502
Garage conversion with front extension and rear extension
38 Hawth Park Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2RF
Received 31 Jul 2020
DecidedLW/20/0503
Demolition of two existing redundant farm buildings and construction of Class B1(c) light industrial building together with associated car parking and new landscaping
Downview Farm Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TD
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0504
Engineering works to improve drainage of a parcel of land currently unusable for the purpose of agriculture incorporating the creation of irrigation ditches, two attenuation basins and wild flower field margins to provide enhanced natural habitats
Lower Stoneham Farm Lower Stoneham Ringmer East Sussex
Received 4 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0505
Conversion of barn from holiday let to residential dwelling, including the erection of single storey extensions
The Barn The Beeches Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TS
Received 4 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0506
Conversion of barn from holiday let to residential dwelling, including the erection of single storey extensions
The Barn The Beeches Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TS
Received 4 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0507
Erection of rear extension and conversion of existing garage, including front extension and creation of pitched roof
27 Mayfield Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8RE
Received 3 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0508
Construction of an open veranda to the rear elevation of the property
14 Corsica Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 1BL
Received 4 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0509
Single storey infill extension to front/side corner
Manresa Cooksbridge Road Cooksbridge East Sussex BN8 4SP
Received 4 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0510
Proposed telecommunications installation: Proposed 18m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
Street Record Greenwich Way Peacehaven East Sussex
Received 5 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0511
Kitchen Conversion including the blocking in of an external doorway and reducing a window
The Old Stable High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DH
Received 5 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0512
Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of two new 4 bedroom semi-detached houses
26A Broomfield Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AL
Received 6 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0513
Improvements to existing outbuilding - dividing internally into 3 sections, games room, store room, and home office/studio, no alteration to external materials or appearance
The Old Barn 1 The Barn House Firle Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HJ
Received 5 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0514/CD
Discharge of condition 13 and 14 in relation to approval LW/12/0857
The Old House Depository Claremont Road Seaford East Sussex
Received 6 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0515/CD
Discharge of conditions 4, 6 and 8 relating to approval LW/20/0319
32 Telscombe Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8AG
Received 6 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0516
Erection of single storey rear extension
4 Pepper Close Ditchling Common Ditchling East Sussex RH15 0SJ
Received 5 Aug 2020
WithdrawnLW/20/0517
Erection of 32 dwellings (including 40 % affordable), access, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Land At The Telephone Exchage Goldbridge Road Newick BN8 4QP
Received 6 Aug 2020
DecidedTW/20/0062/TPO
T31 Sycamore - Fell to ground level and poison the stump to prevent regrowthT33 Ash - Fell to ground level and poison the stump to prevent regrowthT34 Sycamore - Reduce the crown overhanging the boundary of The Lodge by approximately 2.5m and reduce/rebalance the remaining crown as required
The Lodge Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3PJ
Received 6 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0518
Change of use from partial hair salon (A1) to dwelling (C3)
Willow House South Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QN
Received 5 Aug 2020
DecidedLW/20/0519/CD
Application for the discharge of conditions 2 (drainage strategy), 3 (contamination), 7 (layout of new access), 8 (stopping up of existing access), 14 (landscaping and means of enclosure) and 16 (discharge of surface water) of application LW/19/0407.
330 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7EN
Received 7 Aug 2020

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What these statistics cover

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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