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Lewes District Council
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Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,572Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 4,936 approved or refused records
522Refused applications
4,414 approved · 522 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- DecidedLW/21/0710
Demolition of the existing public toilets, construction of new building comprising 8no. gender neutral W/Cs and a cafe/restaurant, a new bin store and an extension to the existing decked seating area is also proposed
Public Conveniences Esplanade Seaford East Sussex
Received 3 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0711
Conversion of derelict garage, outbuilding and rear garden to a eco friendly self contained 3 bedroom dwelling - Resubmission of LW/20/0582
424 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7BE
Received 6 Sept 2021 - DecidedTW/21/0060/TPO
Evergreen oak tree thinned and crowned
25 Micklefield Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 4EU
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0712
lower ground floor, ground floor and first floor extension including internal first floor alterations
3 Homefield Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3DG
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0713/CD
Approval of Conditions 2 (samples of all external materials), 5 (cycle parking spaces), 6 (Construction Environment Management Plan) and 7 (hard and soft landscaping) relating to application LW/17/1068
Caxton House 143 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0714
Singe storey extension to the front elevation and garage conversion
15 Firle Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HL
Received 6 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0715
Loft conversion with insertion of front and rear roof lights
33 Coxwell Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3FE
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0716
2 storey side extension, detached garage and conversion of conservatory into habitable room
154 Chyngton Cottages Chyngton Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 4BS
Received 10 Jul 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0717
demolition of existing bungalow and detached garage, and erection of 2no 3-bedroom semi-detached bungalows
79 Malines Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7RR
Received 7 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0718
demolition of existing garage and erection of single storey side extension
99 Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NP
Received 8 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0719
Proposed loft conversion
50 Bolney Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8HG
Received 8 Sept 2021 - WithdrawnLW/21/0720
Non-material amendment to previous approval LW/20/0352 - to the house type designs of both 2b and 3b houses
86 Pelham Rise Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8BD
Received 9 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0721
single storey rear extension
3 Roderick Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8LE
Received 26 Aug 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0722
Variation to Condition 1 (approved plans) attached to planning permission LW/19/0398 to allow for revised flat block design, alterations to layout to allow development to merge with neighbouring approved development and amended dwelling design and to variation to wording of condition 2 (drainage) to allow for increased flexibility in final drainage design.
16 - 28 Cripps Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8AL
Received 9 Sept 2021 - WithdrawnLW/21/0723
Non-material amendment to previous approval LW/19/0398 - to the house type designs of both 2b and 3b houses
16 - 28 Cripps Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8AL
Received 9 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0724
Alterations to existing house, front, rear, side and roof extensions with balconies, detached pool house to rear and associated landscaping works
Lakedene Theobalds Road Burgess Hill East Sussex RH15 0SX
Received 9 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0725
demolition of rear conservatory, erection of single-storey extension with pitched roof with gable end, and new rooflights to side and front elevations
36 Seaview Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0NP
Received 9 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0726
Proposed single storey rear extension
79 Telscombe Cliffs Way Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7DD
Received 15 Jun 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0727
demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey flat roof extension
2 St Marys Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 2DS
Received 10 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0728/CD
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) of application LW/20/0888
Searchlight Workshops Claremont Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0NQ
Received 13 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0729
Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 96no. dwellings
Land East Of Ditchling Road Wivelsfield East Sussex
Received 13 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0730
rear garden room with terrace above
68 Hawth Park Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2RQ
Received 13 Sept 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0731/CD
Discharge of conditions 2 (Materials), 3 (hard landscaping and boundary treatment), 4 (finished floor levels), 5 (energy requirements) and 6 (charging points) in relation to appeal approval LW/19/0657
Uplea Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QA
Received 14 Sept 2021 - DecidedTW/21/0061/TCA
1) Ash ADB - Foliar Wilt - Fell to Base2) "Ash x6 Stool" ADB - Retrenchment evident, Crown Dieback Approx. 40%, Deadwood in Crown, Dense Ivy -Re-Coppice at Base3) Ash ADB - Retrenchment evident, Crown Dieback Approx. 20% - Fell to Base4) Sycamore x17 "Branches touching Phone Line. Weighted towards Residence" - Aerial Pruning: Crown Raise to Approx.8m5) Ash "ADB - Early Onset (Aerial Access currently possible) Pronounced Lean over Residence" - Fell to Base6) Ash x3 Stool "ADB - Early Onset, Some Foliar Wilt evident (Aerial Access currently possible)" - Fell to Base7) Ash ADB - Advanced, Approx. Crown Dieback Approx. 85% - Fell to Base8) Ash ADB - Crown Dieback Approx. 40% - "Fell to Base& Clear PROW"9) AshADB - Brach Failure - Fell to Base10) Ash x2 ADB - Early Onset - Fell to Base11) Sycamore x8 Situated in embankment between two concrete driveways with retained wall to West. Concerns regarding future damage & subsidence - Coppice / Recoppice at Base12) Sycamore Leaf Litter causing slips, trips, & falls, and vehicle slippage. Loss of light to 1 Downs Villas - Aerial Pruning: Crown Lift & Remove Scaffold Limb over Driveway13) Sycamore Historic Loss of Top, leaving an Asymmetrical Crown weighted over Parking - Fell to Base14) Sycamore "Squirrel Damage - Major Dieback / Dead Crown. Over Parking & House" - Fell to Base15) Ash "Branches touching OHPL. Sparking Reported. Over Weighted. Over Garden / House" - "Report to UKPN Remove Branches from OHPL Reweight Tree" 17) Ash ADB evident. Pronounced Lean over Road & OHPhL - Fell to Base18) Hawthorn Large Crown impeding on Road - Cut back Crown off Road19) Sycamore x20 Large Crowns impeding on Road. Branches touching OHPhL - Crown Rasie 6-8m off OHPhL and over Road20) Hawthorn Crown entangled within OHPhL - Crown Rasie off OHPhL
1 Downs Villas The Hollow South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0HN
Received 15 Sept 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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