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Planning appeals in Lewes District Council

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Lewes District Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 271 planning appeals in Lewes District Council since 2016, of which 33% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 29 decisions, 50% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 26 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

277

appeals on record since 2016

33%

of decided appeals allowed

26 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 50% allowed

By appeal type

Householder74 decided

35% allowed

Minor140 decided

27% allowed

Major30 decided

50% allowed

Commercial3 decided

0% allowed

Enforcement11 decided

9% allowed

Other15 decided

53% allowed

Not classified4 decided

50% allowed

By procedure

Written representations246 decided

30% allowed

Hearings14 decided

50% allowed

Inquiries17 decided

59% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 24 · 57% allowed 2025 · 29 · 24% allowed 2024 · 27 · 26% allowed 2023 · 27 · 48% allowed 2022 · 30 · 31% allowed 2021 · 25 · 20% allowed 2020 · 23 · 37% allowed 2019 · 30 · 23% allowed 2018 · 21 · 38% allowed 2017 · 28 · 43% allowed 2016 · 13 · 15% allowed

Latest decisions in Lewes District Council

Allowed6 October 2026· major6005671
Land South of Green Road, Wivelsfield Green, RH17 7QL
outline application for the erection of up to 150 dwellings, with associated works, parking, landscaping, publicly accessible open space, land for education or community use, with access from Green Road and Eastern Road
Dismissed5 October 2026· minor6009599
Land to the East of The Orchards, Uckfield Road, Clayhill, BN8 5FR
the erection of 8 self-build and custom housebuilding dwellings in a phased manner
Allowed30 September 2026· minor6009869
33 Sherwood Road, Seaford, BN25 3EH
the change of use from single family dwelling to two self-contained flats
Dismissed2 September 20263355814
Land South West of Hazel Wood, Jackies Lane, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4FB
Dismissed17 August 2026· minor6008050
99 Allington Road, Newick, BN8 4NH
erection of a single detached dwelling with associated parking provision
Allowed14 August 2026· householder6008233
Little Chyngton, Chyngton Lane, Seaford, BN25 4BS
a single storey front and rear extensions, garage conversion and internal alterations. Proposed demolition of existing outbuilding / shed and construction of new outbuilding / garage
Quashed On Legal Grounds10 August 20263344415
Flats 1-16, Seaview Court, Pelham Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1ER
Dismissed6 August 2026· minor3373849
Shortgate Industrial Park, The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 6PH
Allowed30 July 20266009845
Orchard House, Neaves Lane, Ringmer, BN8 5UA
the erection of 2 No. holiday pods with access
Dismissed15 July 2026· minor6005756
Land Adjacent to Barley Cottage, Ringmer Road, Newhaven, BN9 9TN
erection of 2 no self-build dwellings, access, landscaping and other associated infrastructure
Allowed10 July 20266005952
149 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8NN
single-storey rear extension (retrospective)
Allowed7 July 2026· householder6006662
1 Lower Clayhill Farm Cottages, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, BN8 5BY
the conversion of detached double garage into an annexe
Allowed15 June 2026· householder6006680
45 Southview Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8EA
the re-modelling of a bungalow with demolition of extensions and garage to the west and erection of new extensions to the west and at roof level
Allowed8 June 2026· minor3373639
Land at 55 Allington Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4NB
erection of 4 No. dwellings with access to be provided via the previously approved access drive off Allington Road
Dismissed5 May 2026· minor6003413
Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, BN7 3AL
outline planning application for the erection of 9 dwellinghouses

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.