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Lewes District Council
Planning applications.
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 dates5,483Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,857 approved or refused records
514Refused applications
4,343 approved · 514 refused · 109 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jul 2018 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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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/21/0327
creation of a single storey extension
1 Chatsworth Close Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7LW
Received 5 Apr 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0328
Non-material amendment to change the layout plan of the proposed huts in relation to planning approval LW/20/0166
Area Of Seafront Promenade Opposite Hardwicke House, West View And Sunken Gardens, Esplanade, Seaford
Received 9 Apr 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0329/CD
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 of planning application LW/20/0702 to provide details of any artificial lighting,external materials, secure cycle parking, EV charging points, signage and PV panels
University Technical College Railway Quay Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0ER
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0330
Demolish existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey extension
1 Kedale Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2BY
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0331
side/rear single storey extension with crown/lantern roof
60 Sutton Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 4LN
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0332/CD
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 of planning application LW/20/0037 to provide details of material samples, floor levels, landscaping, boundary treatments, archaeology, access and carbon reduction
Land Adjacent 86 Chichester Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2DT
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0333
Amendments to the secure line fencing to front of the children's centre, the introduction of gates to allow tractor access for mowing playing fields and students to access the changing rooms and amendments to the eastern portion of the site to provide an additional stepped access into the school building
Chailey School Mill Lane Chailey East Sussex BN8 4PU
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0334
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) -Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A for a proposed 15m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
Street Record Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0335
Alternative scheme for the conversion of a redundant agricultural building into house by adding a conservatory and two rooflights also the restoration and conversion of outbuilding to a home office
Red Barn Farm Harveys Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5AE
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0336
conversion of existing garage to provide a residential annexe, incorporating 1.5 storey extension to the rear and loft conversion
Ashgrove Goldbridge Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4QP
Received 12 Apr 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0337
removal of existing conservatory and replacement with a single storey extension to the rear
4 Bridgelands Barcombe Cross East Sussex BN8 5BW
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0338/CD
Discharge of condition 2 of planning application LW/16/0704 to provide details of external materials
Diplocks Yard Bishops Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5LD
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0339
Loft conversion with rear dormer
82 Hawth Park Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2RQ
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0340
Alterations to existing rear extension to include replacement of windows, addition of bi-fold patio doors on rear elevation and creation of new pitch to flat roof to match the existing total height of the host dwelling
The Old Forge High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BB
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0341
alterations to existing rear extension to include replacement of windows, addition of bi-fold patio doors on rear elevation and creation of new pitch to flat roof to match the existing total heigh of the host dwelling
The Old Forge High Street Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BB
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0342
prior approval for a change of use from barns a and b into dwellings
Upper Wellingham Farmhouse Wellingham Lane Wellingham Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SW
Received 21 Apr 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0343
two storey rear extension, conversion of garage, creation of porch and rear decking with alteration to fenestration
82 Hawth Park Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2RQ
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0344
Demolition of existing single garage and formation of two storey, two bedroom detached house
11A Nutley Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8ED
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0345
Proposed internal alterations with roof insulation upgrades and 4no new replacement windows
73 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JZ
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0346
Proposed internal alterations with roof insulation upgrades and 4no new replacement windows
73 Church Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4JZ
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0347
Omit side access steps to utility, reduce existing side window opening and render existing painted brickwork
20 Hill Rise Seaford East Sussex BN25 2UA
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0348
Single storey rear extension
57 Sutton Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1SU
Received 11 May 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0349
single storey rear and side extension
14 Sandgate Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3LL
Received 11 May 2021 - WithdrawnLW/21/0350
Redevelopment of Amenity site to provide a terrace of 3no Two bed affordable homes including associated vehicle parking, Hard and Soft Landscaping
Land Adjacent 15 Kiln Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5PJ
Received 11 May 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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