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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.
4,677 approved · 548 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jul 2018 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Woods Fruit Farm Goldbridge Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4QP
Received 10 Jan 2023Hurstbourne Cottage Cornwell's Bank Newick East Sussex BN8 4RJ
Received 11 Jan 2023Hurstbourne Cottage Cornwell's Bank Newick East Sussex BN8 4RJ
Received 11 Jan 2023Land At 104 Allington Road Newick East Sussex BN8 4NH
Received 19 Dec 2022Head Office Ridgeview Winery Fragbarrow Lane Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8TP
Received 22 Dec 2022Meridian Centre Meridian Way Peacehaven East Sussex
Received 6 Jan 2023Wivelsfield Primary School South Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QN
Received 14 Dec 202240 Phyllis Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7PW
Received 17 Jan 2023Chapel Lodge Harveys Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5AG
Received 17 Jan 2023The Old Nursery The Holdings Old Uckfield Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5RY
Received 17 Jan 202347 Ambleside Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7LP
Received 17 Jan 202316 Mill Close Gote Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JA
Received 17 Jan 202343 Christie Avenue Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JT
Received 18 Jan 2023Flats 3, 4, 7 And 8 West Beach Court 54 Marine Parade Seaford East Sussex
Received 18 Jan 2023Fitzgerald House Croft Lane Seaford East Sussex
Received 18 Jan 2023Fitzgerald House Croft Lane Seaford East Sussex
Received 18 Jan 2023Plot 5 Block 13 Harbour View Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 18 Jan 2023Rosecroft 42 Firle Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HU
Received 19 Jan 20236 Station Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2RB
Received 20 Jan 2023Mays Farm Norlington Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SG
Received 20 Jan 202383 - 89 (Odds) Sutton Road Seaford BN25 4QH
Received 23 Jan 2023Bineham Garden East Grinstead Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4DD
Received 23 Jan 20237 Chyngton Gardens Seaford East Sussex BN25 3RP
Received 24 Jan 202314 Longridge Avenue Saltdean Brighton East Sussex BN2 8LH
Received 24 Jan 2023Records 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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