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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.
4,444 approved · 525 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
196 Arundel Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8HY
Received 31 May 2022Sweetwater 26 Blakeney Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8UY
Received 1 Jun 202253 Western Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4NX
Received 6 Jun 2022Sea Wall Opposite Public House And Also Easting 544619 And Northing 101344 Wall To Underpass Of Main Ring Road
Received 6 Jun 2022The Ridings Lower Station Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4HU
Received 7 Jun 20222 The Covers Seaford East Sussex BN25 1DF
Received 7 Jun 202210 Hillcrest Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9EE
Received 7 Jun 2022Coxs Farm Jackies Lane Newick East Sussex BN8 4QX
Received 7 Jun 20228 Newlands Park Way Newick East Sussex BN8 4PG
Received 13 May 202293 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PE
Received 8 Jun 202293 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PE
Received 8 Jun 20221 Mount Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0LR
Received 8 Jun 2022105 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PE
Received 8 Jun 2022Huntswood St Helena Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN6 8SD
Received 8 Jun 20227 Corsica Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1BB
Received 8 Jun 20221 Norlington Court Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SS
Received 9 Jun 20221 Mill Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HY
Received 9 Jun 202237 Vernon Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8RT
Received 9 Jun 20227 Newlands Park Way Newick East Sussex BN8 4PG
Received 13 May 202264 Northwood Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8RG
Received 9 Jun 202210 Salisbury Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2DD
Received 10 Jun 202212 Blackmores Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7PZ
Received 13 Jun 202226 High Hurst Close Newick East Sussex BN8 4NJ
Received 13 Jun 20227 The Pagets Newick East Sussex BN8 4PW
Received 13 Jun 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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