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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 dates5,572Searchable 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4,414 approved · 522 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedLW/21/0773
Demolition of single-storey extension and erection of two-storey side extension
14 West Point Newick East Sussex BN8 4NU
Received 7 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0774
Retention of balcony with privacy screen above existing rear extension
83 Stafford Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1UA
Received 7 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0775/CD
Approval of Conditions 2 (Material Samples), 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Flood Risk Calculations), 5 (Renewable Energy) and 9 (eV charging) relating to application LW/20/0616
139 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8NL
Received 7 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0776
Single-storey front extension to incorporate larger-vehicle parking, single storey rear extension, patio area and side porch roof
17 Marine Drive Bishopstone East Sussex BN25 2RT
Received 7 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0777
demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single-storey rear extension
60 North Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 3HP
Received 8 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0778
Loft conversion and erection of open-front entrance porch
7 Seaview Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8PX
Received 8 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0779
loft conversion with rear dormer and associated internal alterations
Downlands Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5QH
Received 8 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0780
Erection of a 1-bay garage
Oakfield House Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex BN7 3BT
Received 8 Oct 2021 - WithdrawnLW/21/0781
The existing structure is a builders yard and associated storage / workshop (sui generis)
Clearview Nursery Lane Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7RB
Received 11 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0782
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for 2x barn hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer and 3no roof lights to front elevation
129 Clementine Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 2XG
Received 11 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0783
Single-storey rear and side extensions, loft conversion with hip-to-gable extension together with 1no rear dormer and rooflights to front
16 The Grange Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5AT
Received 11 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0784
Variation of condition 1 relating to approval LW/16/0794 - Increase in size of previously approved but unbuilt south-east extension with changes to window arrangement and addition of sliding door
Cottars Ash The Bridleway South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0JH
Received 12 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0785
Alterations to shop-front to improve accessibility
46 High Street Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9PD
Received 12 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0786
Demolition of extensions and erection of single-storey rear extension, first-floor side extension and enlarge existing porch, with associated internal alterations
Old Rectory Cottage Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TW
Received 12 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0787
Demolition of rear conservatory and erection of single-storey rear extension and new single storey front extension with balcony
14 Grosvenor Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2BL
Received 13 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0788
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for a single-storey rear extension, porch, and internal alterations
21 Anchor Field Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5QN
Received 13 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0789/CD
Discharge of condition 4 (energy saving report) relating to LW/19/0534
4 Firle Grange Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HD
Received 13 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0790/CD
Approval of Condition 16 (Archaeology) relating to application LW/16/0800
Newlands School Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4NP
Received 13 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0791
Amendment to condition 9 to remove obscure glazing to the ground-floor east facing windows relating to application LW/16/0282
Beachlands Care Home Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PY
Received 14 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0792
Removal of condition 9 (obscure glass in ground and first-floor east facing windows) relating to application LW/16/0282
Beachlands Care Home Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PY
Received 14 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0793
Loft conversion facilitated by 1no front dormer, 1no rear dormer and hip-to-gable extension
5 Piddinghoe Close Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8RH
Received 14 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0794
replacement of rear window with glazed doors, erection of raised rear decking area and replacement fence with trellis above
40 Etherton Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 3QB
Received 14 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0795
Prior Notification under the Town and Country (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the conversion of an existing vacant Class E to 4no. 1 bed Class C3 (Residential Dwellings)
Church Hall Sacred Heart Church Fort Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9EJ
Received 14 Oct 2021 - DecidedLW/21/0796
open fronted cart shed with storage area
The Barn Newick Hill Newick East Sussex BN8 4QS
Received 21 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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