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.
4,212 approved · 500 refused · 105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sutton Corner Garage Sheep Pen Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 4QR
Received 19 Oct 202017 Langham Close Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HL
Received 20 Oct 2020Roundstone House Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TH
Received 19 Oct 2020Land Rear Of 1 Denton Drive Newhaven East Sussex
Received 19 Oct 2020Coldharbour Cottage Hundred Acre Lane Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RS
Received 9 Oct 202032 Downscroft Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0UF
Received 21 Sept 202016 The Esplanade Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7HE
Received 20 Oct 2020Land Rear Of 1 Denton Drive Newhaven East Sussex
Received 21 Oct 202023 Gorham Way Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7BA
Received 22 Oct 2020Rowan House Harmers Hill Newick East Sussex BN8 4LJ
Received 22 Oct 2020379 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7EU
Received 23 Oct 2020234 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8JS
Received 23 Oct 202099 Allington Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4NH
Received 26 Oct 20201 Chyngton Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 4BP
Received 26 Oct 2020394 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AA
Received 27 Oct 2020Land Adjacent Fisher Terminal East Quay Newhaven East Sussex
Received 27 Oct 202062 New Heritage Way North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4GD
Received 27 Oct 20209 Allington Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4NA
Received 27 Oct 20201 Chailey Crescent Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DP
Received 27 Oct 2020Half Yard Barn Barcombe Mills Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BH
Received 27 Oct 2020Avondale Hotel 4 - 5 Avondale Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1RJ
Received 27 Oct 202043 Seafield Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3JR
Received 28 Oct 2020Land At Gradwell End South Chailey East Sussex
Received 28 Oct 202041 Charlwood Gardens Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0RD
Received 28 Oct 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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