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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

5,351Searchable applications

144Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 4,741 approved or refused records

505Refused applications

4,236 approved · 505 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0011
Erection of a timber frame Sussex style detached workshop/carport
3 Bullsfield Cottages The Green Newick East Sussex BN8 4LA
Received 23 Nov 2020
DecidedLW/21/0013
Erection of a single storey rear extension and side dormer
81 Sutton Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4QH
Received 11 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0014
Amended scheme - erection of 2 detached two storey houses and 6 detached bungalows, along with parking and associated landscaping
Land East And West Of Downs Walk Peacehaven East Sussex
Received 11 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0015
Erection of 2x side dormers , loft conversion to include raising ridge height, installation of front facing Juliet balcony
7 Brambletyne Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8EL
Received 12 Jan 2021
DecidedTW/21/0002/TPO
Oak T1) - Tree in rear garden, 10m tallTree to receive 2m crown reduction. Tree to be reduced due to proximity to property, some lateral branches now within a metre of property Tree also causing heavy shade throughout garden, All works completed to BS 3998
23 Downs Walk Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7ST
Received 12 Jan 2021
DecidedTW/21/0003/TPO
Works to trees at Chatsworth Park and the Copse, Telscombe Cliffs WayFell x2 Hawthorn tree, remove hanging deadwood and sever ivy, as reccomended on attached arboricultural report
Chatsworth Park Ambleside Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex
Received 14 Dec 2020
DecidedLW/21/0016
Continued use as independent C3 residential dwelling (Resubmission of LW/20/0577)
Ashurst Cottage Ashurst Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3AP
Received 12 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0017
Continued independent C3 residential use of the Coach House, not in conformity with the limitations imposed on the occupation by Conditions 5 & 6 of LW/99/1311/F (resubmission of LW/20/0578)
Ashurst Coach House Ashurst Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3AP
Received 13 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0018
Loft conversion to include raising ridge height, installation of 2x front dormers, 2x front rooflights and 1x rear dormer with a Juliet balcony
53 Alfriston Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3QD
Received 13 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0019
Variation of condition 1 (plans) in relation to planning applications LW/17/0192, LW/20/0230 and LW/20/0229/CD to amend the elevational treatments and provide balconies at first and second floor level
Marco Trailers Railway Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0AP
Received 13 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0020
Outline application for two additional dwellings with design, scale and landscaping reserved
Chideok Valebridge Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0RT
Received 14 Dec 2020
DecidedLW/21/0021
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension, erection of a front porch extension and garage conversion
35 Springett Avenue Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HD
Received 15 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0022
Conversion of redundant farm buildings to five dwellinghouses with associated elevational changes
Hewen Street Farm South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4QD
Received 15 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0023/CD
Discharge condition 2 (materials) in relation to planning approval LW/18/0167
Homestead Cuckmere Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9UA
Received 13 Dec 2020
DecidedLW/21/0025
Proposed single storey extension, garage conversion, new sliding doors to the rear and new rooflights and patio to the rear
24 Harvard Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HW
Received 2 Dec 2020
DecidedLW/21/0026
Conversion of former agriculture barn into C3 residential dwelling and minor extension(Renewal of LW/18/0324)
Leighwood House Leighwood Farm Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4DT
Received 19 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0027
Single storey extension and conversion of the existing garage
4 Rustic Park Rustic Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7SW
Received 19 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0028
Section 73A retrospective application for the erection of a rear balcony
9 Carlton Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2LE
Received 19 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0029
Ground floor single storey side and rear extension
5A Stanley Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7SP
Received 19 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0030
Proposed garage conversion and associated replacement of the existing garage door with new window and door
6 Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PL
Received 19 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0031
Single storey extension and replacement of conservatory Roof
48 Victoria Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8HJ
Received 30 Dec 2020
DecidedLW/21/0032
Construction of a proposed detached garage
Griggs Cottage Ditchling Road Wivelsfield East Sussex RH16 4QU
Received 19 Jan 2021
DecidedLW/21/0033
Proposed ground floor and first floor side extensions, new front entrance canopy. Re-roof in slate. Render walls. Increase off road parking and internal alterations
36 High Hurst Close Newick East Sussex BN8 4NJ
Received 17 Dec 2020
DecidedLW/21/0034
Single storey rear extension
1 Clementine Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 2UU
Received 20 Jan 2021

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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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