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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

5,980Searchable applications

141Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 5,300 approved or refused records

555Refused applications

4,745 approved · 555 refused · 123 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0294/CD
Discharge of Condition 15 (Lighting) of Planning Appeal Decision APP/P1425/W/22/3300813 (Refused Application LW/21/0700)
Land At The Telephone Exchange Goldbridge Road Newick East Sussex
Received 15 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0298
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, hip to gable roof extension with creation of 2no. side dormers, and addition of 3no. rooflights to existing roof
13 Hillside Avenue Seaford East Sussex BN25 3LA
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0299/CD
Discharge of Conditions: 2 (Materials), 3 (SuDS), 8 (Ecological Enhancement), 9 (Sustainable Energy), 10 (Landscaping - Hard and Soft), 12 (No External Lighting) and 13 (Archaeology) in relation to approval LW/23/0268
2 Norlington Villas Norlington Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5SH
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0300
Single storey rear extension and raised timber decking
32 First Avenue Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9HT
Received 18 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0303
Garage conversion with single storey extension, rear terrace enlargement, hip to gable loft conversion, pitched dormer to the rear with fenestration alterations
156 Rodmell Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PJ
Received 19 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0306
Single storey side extension
95 Gibbon Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9ES
Received 22 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0307
Amendment to the Principal Agreement of planning permission LW/04/1067 by way of Deed of Variation to allow the staircasing to 100% market housing of only 11 shared ownership homes
6, 11, 15 17, 18, 23, 21, 39, 41, 55 And 57 Maple Fields Seaford East Sussex
Received 15 Mar 2024
DecidedLW/24/0309
Erection of 3 bedroom dwelling and associated landscaping
Land Behind 1 Swan Cottages Balneath Manor Lane South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4AR
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0310
Two storey front extension
2 Dairy Cottages Railway Lane Sheffield Park North Chailey East Sussex TN22 3QB
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0313
Hip to gable front roof extension with balcony and single storey side extension
124 The Promenade Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7JA
Received 23 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0314
Detached garage (AMENDED DESIGN)
The Old Mill Bungalow Barcombe Mills Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BS
Received 24 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0315
Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 for Requirement for EIA in relation to onshore telecommunication cabling works
Land At East Quay Newhaven East Sussex
Received 17 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0317
Outline application, with all matters reserved, for 2No. semi detached bungalows
6 Rustic Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7SS
Received 10 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0318
Variation of condition 1 (Plans) relating to LW/24/0047 - To rebuild the external walls of the existing barn (where it forms the new annex only)
Mount Pleasant Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EQ
Received 26 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0319
Installation of cladding, addition of 3no. skylights and alterations to fenestration to existing single storey building at the rear
6 Chyngton Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 4JA
Received 25 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0321/CD
Discharge of Conditions: 5 (External Lighting), 6 (Parking and Storage for Cycle and Waste Bins), 8 (Travel Plan) and 12 (Biodiversity Management Plan) of planning appeal decision APP/P1425/W/23/3318089 (refused application LW/22/0255)
Lower Lodge Farm Laughton Road Ringmer East Sussex
Received 29 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0322
Non-material amendment of application LW/22/0031 to change pitched roof to flat, remove terrace and amend brickwork on existing annexe, rebuild existing single storey pitched-roofed extension at side/rear with flat roof and include alterations to fenestration
Woodpeckers Ditchling Road Ditchling Common Ditchling East Sussex RH15 0SJ
Received 30 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0323
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 3.50m total length, 3.00m eaves height and 3.00m total height
9 Richington Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 3HT
Received 26 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0324
Erection of single storey side/rear extension following the demolition of existing outbuilding, hip to gable loft conversion including installation of solar panels, alterations to fenestration and external materials and associated hard/soft landscaping
15 Springfield Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AR
Received 30 Apr 2024
DecidedLW/24/0325
Conversion of former stable block to self-contained residential dwelling and construction of new gardener's machine shed
Court House Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TS
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedLW/24/0326
Conversion of former stable block to self-contained residential dwelling and construction of new gardener's machine shed
Court House Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TS
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedLW/24/0327/CD
Discharge of conditions 14 (Surface Water Drainage) and 15 (Maintainance and Management Plan) relating to approval LW/22/0629
The Seven Sisters Alfriston Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3PY
Received 1 May 2024
DecidedLW/24/0329
Change of use from retail space to form 2 bedroom self contained flat
138 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex
Received 2 May 2024
DecidedLW/24/0330
Application under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - to determine if prior approval is required for change of use from ground floor office to a residential flat
17 Pelham Place Pelham Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1LH
Received 1 May 2024

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What these statistics cover

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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