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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

6,077Searchable applications

141Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 5,383 approved or refused records

565Refused applications

4,818 approved · 565 refused · 127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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/25/0214
Construction of an agricultural barn for lambing
Marchants Farm Streat Lane Streat East Sussex BN6 8RY
Received 8 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0215
Car park for 12 car parking spaces with turning
Land At Banks Road North Chailey East Sussex
Received 8 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0216
Partial demolition of existing dwelling, alteration and extension to form 3No. one-bed flats and 1No. 3-bed dwellings flat
21 Malines Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7PR
Received 8 Apr 2025
WithdrawnLW/25/0217
Change of use from restaurant to 2-bedroom visitor accommodation at ground floor
Diellas Restaurant Dane Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1DJ
Received 9 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0218
Part single and part two storey side/rear wraparound extension
1 Cissbury Crescent Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8EN
Received 9 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0219
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Approval LW/24/0385 to include the installation of solar panel array to south-west facing roof slope
4 Langham Close Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5HL
Received 9 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0220
Non-material amendment of application LW/24/0430 to vary condition 3 wording regarding age of residents and numbers of adults present at any one time; to discharge Travel and Management Plan conditions
117 Court Farm Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9DY
Received 2 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0221
Single storey extensions to side and rear
26 Bannings Vale Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DB
Received 10 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0222
Demolition of existing side conservatory and replacement with single storey side extension, internal alterations to layout
1 Trinity Field Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5LY
Received 10 Apr 2025
DecidedTW/25/0036/TPO
T1 - Sycamore - Pollarding/Remove regrowth to established pollard pointsT2 - Sycamore - Pollarding/Remove regrowth to established pollard pointsT3 - Ash - Pollarding/Remove regrowth to established pollard points
1 Wendale Drive Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8NX
Received 11 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0223
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights
2 Rothwell Court Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9YB
Received 4 Apr 2025
Awaiting decisionLW/25/0224
Demolition of existing public house and erection of a flatted development to provide 14no. flats (Class C3) with flexible community space/office space at ground floor level, plus provision of off-street vehicular parking, cycle and refuse storage and soft landscaping
The Dewdrop Inn 19 Steyning Avenue Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8LT
Received 14 Apr 2025
DecidedTW/25/0037/TPO
T2 - Sycamore - Removal by dismantling in sections to approx ground level, and clearing of arisings
155 Ambleside Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7LH
Received 15 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0225
Non-Material amendment to Planning Approval LW/11/0489 to include relocation of garage, erection of front porch and alterations to rear dormers and side windows
79 Telscombe Road Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex BN10 7LL
Received 15 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0227
Erection of a single storey rear extension
17 Allwood Crescent Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RP
Received 15 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0228
Erection of single storey rear extension and side porch to create main access, replacement of sunroom flat roof with larger load bearing flat roof and terrace
23 The Promenade Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8PU
Received 16 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0229
Section 73A retrospective planning permission for side extension annex to be used as a full time self contained holiday let
32 Seaview Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0NP
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0230
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Approval LW/23/0673 to include alteration of house types in each plot, such as changes to fenistration, internal alterations, changes in materials and changes to roofs, see cover letter for further details
Land Adjacent To Nolands Farm Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0231
Installation of rooflights to the front roof slope and rear roof slope
7 Queens Drive Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5FU
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0232
Erection of front dormer with pitch roof on first floor, creation of rear balcony and enlargement of front porch
118 Wicklands Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8EP
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0233
Single storey rear extension with flat roof & loft conversion with rear dormer
102 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8PE
Received 17 Apr 2025
WithdrawnLW/25/0234
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of single-storey 2-bedroom dwelling with associated landscaping and hardstanding
4 Second Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 7JP
Received 17 Apr 2025
DecidedTW/25/0038/TCA
G1 - 2 x Irish Yew - fell to ground levelG2 - 2 x Walnut - High crown lift towards house to give up to 2.5 metres distance from house for roof repair; 2 x Beech hedging - fell to ground
Orchard Cottage The Bridleway South Heighton East Sussex BN9 0JH
Received 22 Apr 2025
DecidedLW/25/0235
Change of use of an agricultural building agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use
Hewen Street Farm South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex BN8 4QD
Received 18 Apr 2025

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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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