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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.
4,442 approved · 525 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bee Tree Vineyard Land West Of South Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex
Received 12 May 202270 East End Lane Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8UR
Received 26 Apr 2022Hunters Moon Tye Close Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DY
Received 16 May 2022Mays Farm Norlington Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SG
Received 16 May 202215 - 17 High Street Seaford East Sussex BN25 1PE
Received 16 May 20222 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Received 13 May 2022Hunters Moon Tye Close Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DY
Received 6 May 202230 Cissbury Crescent Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8RJ
Received 16 May 2022Seaford Constitutional Club Crouch Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 1PU
Received 16 May 20228 Queensway Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EF
Received 17 May 202242 Rookery Way Bishopstone East Sussex BN25 2TD
Received 10 May 2022Land South West Of Hazel Wood Jackies Lane Newick East Sussex
Received 10 May 2022Delves House Delves Close Ringmer East Sussex
Received 18 May 20223A Antony Close Bishopstone East Sussex BN25 2SY
Received 17 May 2022Sheps Cuckmere Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4DG
Received 19 May 202231 Bodiam Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3TS
Received 20 May 202256 Fort Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9EJ
Received 19 May 2022The Southern Stables Ashurst Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3AP
Received 13 May 202214 The Martletts South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4QG
Received 20 May 2022Highbridge Highbridge Lane East Chiltington East Sussex BN7 3QY
Received 18 May 2022Raystede The Broyle Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5AJ
Received 23 May 202214 Mason Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EE
Received 20 May 2022The Copse Telscombe Cliffs Way Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex
Received 23 May 2022Chapel House Heighton Road South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0JH
Received 24 May 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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