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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.
4,229 approved · 502 refused · 105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
340 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex
Received 2 Dec 20202 Fitzgerald Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 1AU
Received 2 Dec 202098 Telscombe Cliffs Way Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7DE
Received 2 Dec 2020Chippinge North Common Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4ED
Received 3 Dec 2020Unit 5 North Lane Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9BF
Received 26 Nov 202081 - 83 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QS
Received 3 Dec 202017 Mason Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EE
Received 5 Nov 20205 Coppards Bridge Cinder Hill Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HS
Received 12 Nov 2020Vixen Cottage Station Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4PJ
Received 3 Dec 202012 East Albany Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1TT
Received 30 Nov 20205 South Street South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4BG
Received 4 Dec 2020Broadstone Farm North Common Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4ED
Received 24 Nov 202044 Tyedean Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AU
Received 18 Nov 2020128 Roderick Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8BS
Received 20 Nov 202011 Chyngton Gardens Seaford East Sussex BN25 3RP
Received 3 Dec 20208 Damon Close Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8JW
Received 26 Nov 202065 Brambletyne Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8EL
Received 7 Dec 20203 Brooks Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9EB
Received 7 Dec 2020Caburn Field Anchor Field Ringmer East Sussex
Received 7 Dec 20201 North Lodge High Street Newick East Sussex BN8 4LY
Received 4 Dec 202013 Dorothy Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8LP
Received 8 Dec 2020Seaford Railway Station Station Approach Seaford East Sussex BN25 2AR
Received 8 Dec 2020Upper Clayhill Farm Uckfield Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5RR
Received 8 Dec 2020Old Thatch School Path Barcombe Cross East Sussex BN8 5DW
Received 9 Dec 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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