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.
4,233 approved · 504 refused · 105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To The Rear Of Oldaker Road Newick East Sussex
Received 9 Dec 2020Land Between 128 And 136 Newhaven Heights Court Farm Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 9 Dec 202040 Sadlers Way Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HG
Received 11 Nov 202014 Bramber Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1AP
Received 11 Nov 20203G Mount Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0LR
Received 9 Dec 202061 Cuckmere Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4DL
Received 9 Dec 202013 St Peters Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HS
Received 9 Dec 20206 Beacon Drive Seaford East Sussex BN25 2JY
Received 10 Dec 202037 Stafford Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1UE
Received 10 Dec 2020Land Adjacent To The Rough And Vernons Road Newick East Sussex
Received 10 Dec 2020Bybuckle Court Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PZ
Received 10 Dec 202010 Bracken Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4HR
Received 11 Dec 2020Broadwater House Warrs Hill Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JE
Received 10 Dec 20203 Guardswell Place Seaford East Sussex BN25 1SD
Received 14 Dec 2020The Barn Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4QD
Received 14 Dec 202044 Sherwood Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EG
Received 14 Dec 2020Lower Lodge Farm Laughton Road Ringmer East Sussex
Received 11 Dec 202030 Tudor Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 2LX
Received 14 Dec 20204 Jubilee Gardens Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EN
Received 14 Dec 2020Manor Farmhouse Manor Farm Heighton Road South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0JH
Received 11 Dec 20207 The Pagets Newick East Sussex BN8 4PW
Received 3 Dec 20203 Chapel Grove Western Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4LF
Received 11 Dec 202037 Fitzgerald Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 1AU
Received 18 Dec 2020Highbury Farm Markstakes Lane Chailey East Sussex BN8 4BS
Received 18 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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