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Lewes District Council
Planning applications.
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 dates6,009Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,326 approved or refused records
560Refused applications
4,766 approved · 560 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- DecidedLW/24/0550/CD
Discharge of Condition 8 (Site Waste Management Plan) in relation to the approval of LW/23/0100
Land To The North Of Clearview Nursery Lane Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7RB
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0551
Change of use of ground floor of building from retail (E Class) to residential (C3), to accommodate 5 No. self-contained flats
36 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8SU
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0552
Retrospective change of use from class A3 to Sui Generis (Description change)
4 Sutton Park Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1QU
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0553
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 7.00m total length, 3.00m eaves height and 3.00m total height
27 Coney Furlong Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8EH
Received 19 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnLW/24/0554
Retrospective conversion of workshop to holiday let and studio workshop
Hoods Croft North Common Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4ED
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0555
Retrospective application for minor internal and external alterations to approved holiday let units, including revised internal layout, revised fenestration, installation of external timber weather-boarding and tile hanging and reinstallation of external timber staircase to north elevation (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
Handlye Farm Cooksbridge Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TJ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0556
Non Material Amendment to permission LW/786/CM to amend the car parking layout, amend landscaping and introduce a roller shutter door to the main building - LW/786/CMNM/2
Unit 3 Cradle Hill Industrial Estate Cradle Hill Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3JE
Received 22 Jul 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0557
Retrospective application for minor internal and external alterations to approved holiday let units, including revised internal layout, revised fenestration, installation of external timber weather-boarding and tile hanging and reinstallation of external timber staircase to north elevation (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
Handlye Farm Cooksbridge Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TJ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0558
Partial conservatory demolition and replacement with single storey flat-roofed extension at the rear, partial removal of side lean-to structure in front of existing garage and alterations to fenestration
5 Cornwall Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8PT
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0559
Single storey rear extension and alterations to existing rear fenestration
14 Meads Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1SY
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0560
Proposed installation of 95 no. photovoltaic panels to the second floor roof
204 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8JN
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedTW/24/0081/TPO
T1- Sycamore - reduce in height by 2 - 3m - The tree is too large for space and has become too heavy due to the extent of the foliageT2 - Sycamore - fell - tree is rotting and bowing and size may cause future hazard to propertyT3 - Sycamore - fell - tree is growing towards the house due to lack of light from the woodland and may have future consequences
4 New Heritage Way North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4GD
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0562
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans), 6 (Visibility Splays), 19 (Ecology enhancement measures), 20 (Glazing) and 22 (Bird and Bat Boxes) relating to approval LW/21/0351 - Conditions to be varied to allow for revisions to building design and positioning and correct sequencing of construction works in the appropriate manner, this is to avoid doing deleterious works as some of the pre-commencement conditions require works to be done against sequence, Condition wording to be changed, Condition 6 - Change to a pre-occupation condition, Condition 19 - Change to a pre-occupation condition, Condition 20 - Change wording to allow for windows to be openable for purged ventilation, due to overheating requirements, Condition 22 - Removal of wording to stipulate requirement for bat boxes and mammal gates as this is not a requirement in the ecology report
Site To The Rear Of 2 - 16 Broyle Close Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5PL
Received 23 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0563
Conversion of hip end to west elevation to a gable and a dormer to south facing roof slope
18 Victoria Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8LX
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0564
Replacement of the existing detached double garage with an oak framed, half-hipped roof double garage
Mill Cottage Barcombe Mills Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5BP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedTW/24/0082/TCA
Section 211 Notice for:T1 - Ash - fell - tree has ash dieback T2 and T3 - Lime - fell - unsuccessful and not thriving, have planted native Oak and Hawthorn in anticipation of felling the Limes
Providence Cottage Church Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5TP
Received 22 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0565
Demolition of existing sports pavilion and pre-school building and construction of new and enlarged building for the same purposes
Pavilion King George V Recreation Ground Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex BN7 3DP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - WithdrawnLW/24/0566
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 3no four bedroom dwellings and 2no five bedroom dwellings, with associated landscaping and access
Rest Harrow Gote Lane Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HU
Received 27 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0567
Non-material amendment of application LW/21/0600 to remove the proposed inset feature wall detail to the external brick wall and instead have a flush brick wall with no inset feature
Morrisons Supermarket Dane Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1DL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0568/CD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Bat Protection) in relation to the approval of LW/24/0047
Mount Pleasant Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EQ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0569
Hip to gable roof extension, addition of 4no. rooflights and rear balconette at first floor, and alterations to existing ground floor rear fenestration
38 Broomfield Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7AL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0570
Single storey side extension to care home and erection of outbuilding for ancillary use as office/staff room
Bevern View Care Home The Willows Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5FJ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0571/CD
Discharge of Conditions 2: (Landscaping) and 3 (Surface Water Management) in relation to approval LW/24/0250
76 Stafford Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1UA
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedLW/24/0572
Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, and scale relating to Outline application LW/22/0089 - for the erection of 3no self-build dwellinghouses plot 3 only
Highbury Farm Markstakes Lane Chailey East Sussex BN8 4BS
Received 8 Aug 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.
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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