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Lewes District Council
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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 dates

5,955Searchable applications

141Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 5,276 approved or refused records

552Refused applications

4,724 approved · 552 refused · 123 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Jul 2018 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

DecidedLW/23/0586
Change of use and conversion of existing agricultural workshop and garages with erection of side and front extension to form single storey dwelling house
Barn Banks Farm Boast Lane Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DY
Received 29 Sept 2023
DecidedLW/23/0587
Change of use and conversion of existing agricultural workshop and garages with erection of side and front extension to form single storey dwelling house
Barn Banks Farm Boast Lane Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5DY
Received 29 Sept 2023
DecidedLW/23/0588
Demolition of garage and erection of end of terrace dwellinghouse
38 Friars Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8SB
Received 29 Sept 2023
DecidedLW/23/0589
Erection of single storey side extension with installation of solar panels to roof, and a glazed link passage to the main cottage
Norlington Gate Farmhouse Norlington Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SG
Received 2 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0590
Erection of single storey side extension with installation of solar panels to roof, and a glazed link passage to the main cottage
Norlington Gate Farmhouse Norlington Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SG
Received 2 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0591
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) in relation to approval LW/22/0706 to add dormer and 1no. roof light at front elevation, 1no. roof light at rear elevation and remove chimney at front elevation
Yew Tree Orchard Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EF
Received 2 Oct 2023
WithdrawnLW/23/0592
Erection of detached garage to front with associated landscaping
Appledram Haywards Heath Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4ET
Received 2 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0593
Non-material amendment of application LW/23/0518 - change of external materials from brickwork to fibre-cement cladding in light blue
42 Steyning Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8HN
Received 2 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0594
Detached pre-fabricated Changing Place facility for members of the public with severe disabilities and assistants
Martello Kiosk Esplanade Seaford East Sussex
Received 2 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0595
Storage barn for equestrian use, and extension to sand school
Downs House St Helena Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3DH
Received 3 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0596
Outline application, with all matters other than access arrangements reserved, for the erection of up to 2no. dwellings, access, landscaping, and associated infrastructure (Amended application from 3 to 2 dwellings and new illustrative plan 22_146_PR01 Option A Rev B)
Land Adjacent To Honeysuckle Cottage Station Road North Chailey East Sussex
Received 3 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0597/CD
Discharge of condition 15 (Preliminary Ecological Appraisal) relating to approval LW/23/0086
Sharps Farm Sharpsbridge Lane Newick East Sussex TN22 3XG
Received 27 Sept 2023
DecidedLW/23/0598
Phased development comprising the demolition of West Wing and northern additions (phase 1) reinstatement of soffit/eaves to western elevation and re-roofing of the building (phase 2) and, conversion and change of use of Sutton Place into 5 No. residential units (phase 3)
Sutton Place Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex
Received 3 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0599
Phased development comprising the demolition of West Wing and northern additions (phase 1) reinstatement of soffit/eaves to western elevation and re-roofing of the building (phase 2) and, conversion and change of use of Sutton Place into 5 No. residential units (phase 3)
Sutton Place Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex
Received 3 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0601/CD
Discharge of Condition 3 (No Further Advertisements) in relation to approval LW/22/0740
Seaford Football Club Bramber Road Seaford East Sussex
Received 2 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0602
Replace steel beams supporting Block One store, remove concrete first floor and replace with insulated timber floor, rebuild internal masonry wall, repairs to flit panelling and associated brickwork repairs following DS/23/0024
Fitzgerald House Croft Lane Seaford East Sussex
Received 9 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0603
Replace steel beams supporting Block One store, remove concrete first floor and replace with insulated timber floor, rebuild internal masonry wall, repairs to flit panelling and associated brickwork repairs, following DS/23/0024
Fitzgerald House Croft Lane Seaford East Sussex
Received 9 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0604
Erection of single storey gate house
American Express Community Stadium Coach And Bus Interchange Village Way Falmer East Sussex
Received 9 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0605/CD
Discharge of conditions 6 (Bat and Bird Boxes) and 14 (Nature Conservation) relating to approval LW/23/0086
Sharps Farm Sharpsbridge Lane Newick East Sussex TN22 3XG
Received 30 Sept 2023
Awaiting decisionLW/23/0606
Conversion of existing commercial building to provide 8 flats and erection of 11 new build residential dwellings with associated secure cycle storage provision, vehicle parking, bin storage and landscaping, demolition of existing buildings
16 High Street Newick East Sussex BN8 4LQ
Received 10 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0607
Part Section 73A retrospective application for single storey rear extension, garage conversion with alterations to fenestration to front, side and rear elevations; with proposed erection of raised decking to access garden (Resubmission of LW/23/0066)
4 Cavendish Close Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7LQ
Received 10 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0608
Prior Notification under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A for a single-storey rear extension to measure 4.00m total length, 2.50m eaves height and 2.65m total height
122A Phyllis Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7RQ
Received 3 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0609
Single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension, erection of 3no. front and rear dormers, alterations to fenestration, installation of Air Source Heat Pump and addition of PV panels to roof
Chapel Lodge Harveys Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5AG
Received 11 Oct 2023
DecidedLW/23/0610
Replace concrete steps at front of property to stone to a Grade II Listed Building
The Centre House Beechland Cornwell's Bank Newick East Sussex BN8 4RX
Received 11 Oct 2023

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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.

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