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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.
4,201 approved · 497 refused · 105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
89 Stafford Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1UA
Received 3 Sept 2020Land South And West Of The East Sussex County Council Port Access Road Southern Roundabout
Received 3 Sept 2020Woodbrooks Farm South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4QH
Received 19 Aug 202046 Court Farm Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9DH
Received 3 Sept 2020Land North Of Chapters Bishops Lane Ringmer East Sussex
Received 3 Sept 20202 The Cedars Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7SZ
Received 3 Sept 2020Downview Farm Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TD
Received 4 Sept 2020Windy Gap Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PZ
Received 4 Sept 202053 Ashington Gardens Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8UE
Received 3 Sept 2020Ham Barn Slugwash Lane Wivelsfield East Sussex
Received 28 Aug 2020Land To The Rear Of 3 Norton Terrace Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0BT
Received 7 Sept 202064 Rodmell Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PG
Received 4 Sept 2020Recreation Ground The Hollow South Heighton East Sussex
Received 7 Sept 202015 Albany Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2QB
Received 7 Sept 20202 And 3 Gladstone Buildings High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5AX
Received 8 Sept 202051 Station Road Denton Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0NN
Received 5 Sept 202012 East Albany Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1TT
Received 8 Sept 2020St Marys Church Church Road Newick East Sussex
Received 9 Sept 2020Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex
Received 9 Sept 20206 The Pagets Newick East Sussex BN8 4PW
Received 11 Sept 202075 Ashurst Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DR
Received 20 Jul 20209 Victoria Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8LX
Received 25 Aug 2020Shergolds Farm Streat Lane Streat East Sussex BN6 8SA
Received 11 Sept 2020Lower Stoneham Farm Lower Stoneham Ringmer East Sussex
Received 11 Sept 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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