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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

6,024Searchable applications

141Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 5,341 approved or refused records

564Refused applications

4,777 approved · 564 refused · 125 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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More application records

DecidedLW/24/0678/CD
Discharge of Condition 3 (Travel Plan) in relation to joint approval LW/24/0099 and LW/24/0100
Marine Workshops Railway Approach Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0DF
Received 23 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0679
Single storey wraparound side/rear extension to replace existing garage and conservatory, addition of rear dormer, removal of side porch, alterations to fenestration at all elevations including addition of 3 no. rear roof lights
2 Hartfield Road Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8RE
Received 25 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0681
Non-material amendment of application LW/18/0406 to replace four landscape approved plans with a new set of landscape drawings
Land At Valley Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 25 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0682/CD
Discharge of Condition 14 (Parking Provision) of Planning Appeal Decision APP/P1425/W/22/3313204 (Refused Application LW/21/0694)
Land Opposite Bishops Close Ringmer East Sussex
Received 25 Oct 2024
DecidedTW/24/0106/TPO
T1 - Scots Pine - Fell due to increasing lean towards owner's property, a visible mound at the rear of the root plate which could possibly be root heave - Replanting with 3 x Holm Oak
4 Warrenwood North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4JR
Received 25 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0683
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration at side elevation
129 North Way Seaford East Sussex BN25 3JW
Received 28 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0684
Single storey side extension and expansion of rear dormers to form one rear dormer with balcony and glass balustrade
1 Church Hill Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5JX
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0685
Solar Panels on roof of equestrian barns with connecting cable for domestic use
Downs House St Helena Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3DH
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedTW/24/0109/TCA
T1 - Golden Connifer - Remove to approx ground level T2 - Yew - Reduce height crown by 3mT3 - Lawson's Cypress - Reduce height of crown by 3m
5 North Lodge High Street Newick East Sussex BN8 4LY
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedTW/24/0110/TPO
T1 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 2m and upper branches approx 1mT2 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1mT3 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1mT4 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1mT5 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1mT6 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1mT7 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1mT8 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 4m and upper branches approx 1.5mT9 - Sycamore - Cutback to lower branches by 2m and upper branches approx 1m T10 - N/AT11 - Sycamore- Cutback to lower branches by 3m and upper branches approx 1m
6 Roedean Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3PF
Received 17 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0686
Single storey front/side infill extension with replacement of existing garage, addition of 2no. side dormers and alterations to existing fenestration including addition of 1no. front Juliet balcony and 1no. rear window
36 Chyngton Gardens Seaford East Sussex BN25 3RS
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0687
Construction of 1no. front dormer, addition of 1no. rear window and 1no. side rooflight, and creation of driveway with dropped kerb
28 Seaview Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QL
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0688
Single storey rear extension to attach detached garage to main dwelling with garage conversion and single storey rear extension
42 Bramber Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8HR
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0689
Change of use to a vehicle storage and EV charging depot, including creation of 16no. parking spaces for electric vehicles with individual EV chargers on existing hard standing, provision of a shipping container for wheelie bin storage, bicycle shed and new electrical installations, replacement of the boundary fence, creation of a footpath to the southern side of the entrance road and additional soft landscaping
Former Newhaven Household Waste Recycling Site Lewes Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0690/CD
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Natural Burial Management Plan), 4 (Certificate from Delivery Partner), 5 (Verification Report), 6 (Remediation Strategy ), 8 (Vehicular Access ), 9 (Parking Area) and 10 (Turning Space) in relation to the approval of LW/21/0880
Burtenshaw Farm Spithurst Road Barcombe East Sussex BN8 5EE
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0691
Conversion of agricultural building to 8 dwellings
Grassington Farm Warren Lane North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HW
Received 29 Oct 2024
DecidedTW/24/0111/TPO
T1-3 - Oak x3 - reduce height by up to 3m, to lift crown to 5m from ground level - to increase light levels into property
7 The Martletts South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4QG
Received 30 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0692
Section 73a retrospective permission for the creation of driveway with a drop kerb
24 Avis Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0PN
Received 31 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0693/CD
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Refuse and Cycle Storage), 3 (Sustainability), 4 (Landscaping and BNG), 5 (Foul Drainage) and 8 (Sound Insulation) in relation to the approval of LW/24/0272
15 - 17 High Street Seaford East Sussex BN25 1PE
Received 31 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0694
Variation of condition 1 (Plans) relating to approval LW/22/0240 - Omission of second storey over the garage area, 4No. Velux windows in the rear roof area, using the original roof line
Little Dobells Dobells Farm Lane Ditchling Common Ditchling East Sussex BN6 8SF
Received 31 Oct 2024
DecidedLW/24/0695/CD
Discharge of Conditions 2 (Approval of External Materials) and 4 (CEMP) in relation to the approval of LW/24/0010
351 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7HH
Received 1 Nov 2024
DecidedLW/24/0696
Change of Use from F1(f) (Place of Worship) to C3 (Dwelling House) and creation of 4 No. dwellings
Sacred Heart Church Fort Road Newhaven East Sussex
Received 4 Nov 2024
DecidedTW/24/0112/TCA
T1 - Sycamore - Fell - to prevent fall as misshapen and leaningG2 - Elms - Fell as close to ground level - Elm disease affecting at various levelsG3 - Elms - Fell - to prevent fall as Elm disease affecting at various levelsT4 - Beech - Fell - to prevent fall as large cavity in Trunk
The Old Rectory Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9HG
Received 4 Nov 2024
DecidedLW/24/0697
Single storey side extension
1 Vicarage Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 1SQ
Received 4 Nov 2024

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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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