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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.
4,428 approved · 523 refused · 109 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jul 2018 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
60 The Promenade Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8PD
Received 28 Feb 202223 Newlands Park Way Newick East Sussex BN8 4PG
Received 1 Mar 202234 Gladys Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8RN
Received 1 Mar 202277 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PF
Received 1 Mar 202212 Bainbridge Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 1TL
Received 1 Mar 2022Land South Of Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9UH
Received 1 Mar 202222 Central Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7LY
Received 1 Mar 202211 Hamsey Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 4DW
Received 2 Mar 2022Applethwaite House Town Littleworth Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 4TH
Received 2 Mar 2022The Gables Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex BN7 3DE
Received 2 Mar 2022Land Adjacent To Harbour Control Tower West Beach Newhaven East Sussex
Received 2 Mar 2022Land Between Beach Road And Transit Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0BN
Received 1 Mar 2022Land Adjacent To Castle House South Road Plumpton Green East Sussex BN8 4EA
Received 2 Mar 20222 Chapel Street Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9PN
Received 2 Mar 2022Land North Of High Street Barcombe East Sussex
Received 3 Mar 20221A Sunview Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8PJ
Received 3 Mar 202253 Downsview Drive Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RN
Received 2 Mar 2022Land To The West Of The Beeches Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TS
Received 4 Mar 2022Jenners Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QL
Received 4 Mar 202213 Highview Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AY
Received 4 Mar 2022Pump House Valebridge Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH15 0RT
Received 4 Mar 202213 St Peters Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HS
Received 7 Mar 202211 Elphick Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5PR
Received 7 Mar 202213 St Peters Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HS
Received 7 Mar 2022Records 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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