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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

6,074Searchable applications

141Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 5,380 approved or refused records

565Refused applications

4,815 approved · 565 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0189
Replacement of existing conservatory with single-storey rear/side extensions
Scotsdale Eastbourne Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4BB
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedLW/25/0190
Replacement of 2no. existing windows and 1no. door to front elevation
24 Sutton Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1RU
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedLW/25/0191
Garage extension to form annex and single storey rear extension to main dwelling and associated hard and soft landscaping
Cotmandene Cuckmere Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4DE
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedLW/25/0192
Construction of front porch and front bay window, enlargement of existing front bay window, pitched roof over existing side dormer, replacement windows and addition of conservation style side rooflights
Lynchetts Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5ET
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0193
Erection of a detached outbuilding at the side of the main property
6 Outlook Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8XE
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0194/CD
Discharge of Planning Obligation pursuant to: Schedule 2, Paragraphs 1 (Affordable Housing Tenure Plan), Schedule 4, Part 1, Paragraph 1.1 (Open Space Scheme), Schedule 4, Part 4, Paragraph 2.1 (Ecological Design Strategy), and Schedule 4, Part 4, Paragraph 4.1.1 (Management Body Details and Management Scheme) of the legal agreement dated 11 November 2022 made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
Land Adjacent To Nolands Farm Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0195
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 with flat roof incorporating a rooflight, brickwork on the neighbours side and bi-fold doors on the other two elevations to measure 4.00m total length, 3.00m eaves height and 3.50m total height
Dower House Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5QD
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedLW/25/0196
Construction of a rear residential annexe
27 Hillcrest Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9EE
Received 1 Apr 2025
WithdrawnLW/25/0197
Erection of 3no. dwelling-houses, demolition of 2no. existing outbuildings with hard and soft landscaping and fenestration alterations to the existing dwelling-house - AMENDED PLANS
Glendene House Station Road North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HG
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0198
Single storey rear extension including demolition of existing conservatory; addition of 1no. front dormer, 1no. rear dormer and 1no. rooflight to front elevation
3 Esher Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3DZ
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0199
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 5.50m total length, 2.80m eaves height and 3.00m total height
8 The Covers Seaford East Sussex BN25 1DF
Received 1 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0200
Portakabin relocation and replace with isolation building to house potentially contagious species, provision of a small extension to the welfare block to improve access and flow and a equine track to enhance the welfare of horses
Raystede The Broyle Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5AJ
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0201
Demolition of existing permanent mobile home and erection of 1no. dwelling house
The Orchard North End Lane Hamsey East Sussex BN8 5TE
Received 2 Apr 2025
Awaiting decisionLW/25/0202
Redevelopment of the site to provide a new purpose built residential apartment block containing seven units
98 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8SN
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0203/CD
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Pre-comm - Archaeology 1) and 8 (Gen - Archaeology 2) in relation to approval LW/22/0816
St Leonard's Church Hall Church Lane Seaford East Sussex BN25 1HL
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0204
Change of use of former agricultural land to the use of the site for holiday tourer or caravan accommodation including regularisation of hard landscaping works with retrospective permission for new access, and hard landscape
Land Off Westdean Avenue Westdean Avenue Newhaven East Sussex
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0205
Section 73a Retrospective application for the retention of front garden store
14 Ballard Drive Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5NX
Received 28 Mar 2025
DecidedLW/25/0206
Variation of Conditions: 1 (Plans), 2 (Protect Retained Trees) and 6 (Approval of External Materials) in relation to approval LW/24/0196 to amend design, change external materials, alter fenestration and remove trees in order to reduce build cost
Bluebell Cottage Green Lane Plumpton East Sussex BN7 3FB
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0207
Non-material amendment of the application LW/25/0019 to enlarge the porch to achieve 2m x 3m internally with a cavity wall construction
25 Beacon Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2LT
Received 3 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0209
Installation of 1no. rear dormer
2 Farm Close Seaford East Sussex BN25 3RX
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0210/CD
Discharge of Conditions 2 (External Materials), 5 (Surface Water Drainage), 6 (Landscaping), 7 (Energy), 9 (Ecological Design Strategy),10 (CEMP: Biodiversity) in relation to the approval of LW/23/0312
Cinder Farm Bungalow Cinder Hill Chailey East Sussex BN8 4HR
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0211
Demolition of garage, proposed two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and fenestration alterations (Resubmission)
Cumbria Green Road Wivelsfield Green East Sussex RH17 7QL
Received 7 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0212
Replacement of 5no. spans of existing overhead line from 2 wires to bunched 95ABC
Street Record Theobalds Road Burgess Hill East Sussex
Received 31 Mar 2025
DecidedLW/25/0213
Construction of an agricultural barn for hay storage
Marchants Farm Streat Lane Streat East Sussex BN6 8RY
Received 8 Apr 2025

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