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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.
4,448 approved · 527 refused · 109 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
102 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PE
Received 5 Jul 20222 Cowden Road Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DD
Received 5 Jul 202252 Railway Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 5 Jul 2022Land On The North West Side Of Cinder Hill Chailey East Sussex
Received 29 Jun 2022Lynchetts Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5ET
Received 15 Jun 2022Land At The Telephone Exchange Goldbridge Road Newick East Sussex
Received 7 Jul 2022Diplocks Yard Bishops Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5LD
Received 8 Jul 2022Land West Of Barcombe Mills Road Barcombe East Sussex
Received 8 Jul 2022Public Conveniences Esplanade Seaford East Sussex
Received 11 Jul 20221 Corsica Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1BB
Received 11 Jul 2022The Stable Yard Lower Lodge Farm Laughton Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5NQ
Received 11 Jul 2022The Old Dairy Railway Lane Sheffield Park North Chailey East Sussex TN22 3HQ
Received 11 Jul 2022Hurstbourne Cottage Cornwell's Bank Newick East Sussex BN8 4RJ
Received 12 Jul 2022Hurstbourne Cottage Cornwell's Bank Newick East Sussex BN8 4RJ
Received 12 Jul 202221 Slindon Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8NJ
Received 12 Jul 20224 Acerlands Newick East Sussex BN8 4LU
Received 12 Jul 2022Bybuckle Court Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PZ
Received 12 Jul 2022Windy Gap Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex BN25 2PZ
Received 13 Jul 2022High View Lodge The Highway Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9UD
Received 13 Jul 202242 Nutley Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8EB
Received 14 Jul 2022Land East Of Harrisons Lane Ringmer East Sussex
Received 14 Jul 2022Lower Barn Farmhouse Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5NB
Received 15 Jul 2022Sharpsbridge Farm Sharpsbridge Lane Newick East Sussex TN22 3XG
Received 15 Jul 2022104 Wicklands Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8EP
Received 15 Jul 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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