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Planning appeals in Lewes District Council

Every appeal the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Lewes District Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

398

appeals on record since 2016

33%

of decided appeals allowed

24 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 47% allowed

By appeal type

Householder109 decided

35% allowed

Minor213 decided

29% allowed

Major35 decided

40% allowed

Commercial4 decided

0% allowed

Enforcement17 decided

12% allowed

Other18 decided

61% allowed

Not classified2 decided

100% allowed

By procedure

Written representations364 decided

30% allowed

Hearings15 decided

53% allowed

Inquiries19 decided

47% allowed

Latest decisions in Lewes District Council

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
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
Allowed29 April 2026· major3370668
Land South of Allington Road, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4NH
for residential development of the site with access, roads, parking, open space, SuDs and associated infrastructure
Allowed9 April 2026· householder3373143
The Old Mill Bungalow Barcombe Mills, Barcombe, LEWES, BN8 5BS
construction of detached annexe. This
Allowed2 April 2026· advert3374783
Chailey Service Station, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HD
Allowed1 April 2026· minor6001574
Burchetts, Station Road, North Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HE
permission in principle for 1 no. new dwelling at Burchetts, Station Road, North Chailey, BN8 4HE
Dismissed31 March 2026· minor6001686
62 Meeching Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9RH
the change of use from existing 6-bed, 6-person HMO (C4) into a 9- bed, 9-person HMO (Sui Generis) with associated refuse and cycle storage provisions
Dismissed20 February 2026· minor3373178
Land Off Westdean Avenue, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9TU
change of use of former agricultural land to the provision of tourism/camping including regularisation of hard landscaping works with retrospective permission for new access, fencing and hard landscape

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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.