The free appeal record
Planning appeals in Lewes District Council, 2026
24 appeals decided in 2026, 57% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.
- Allowed6 October 2026· major6005671Land 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· minor6009599Land 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· minor600986933 Sherwood Road, Seaford, BN25 3EH
the change of use from single family dwelling to two self-contained flats
- Dismissed2 September 20263355814Land South West of Hazel Wood, Jackies Lane, Newick, East Sussex, BN8 4FB
- Dismissed17 August 2026· minor600805099 Allington Road, Newick, BN8 4NH
erection of a single detached dwelling with associated parking provision
- Allowed14 August 2026· householder6008233Little 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 20263344415Flats 1-16, Seaview Court, Pelham Road, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 1ER
- Dismissed6 August 2026· minor3373849Shortgate Industrial Park, The Broyle, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 6PH
- Allowed30 July 20266009845Orchard House, Neaves Lane, Ringmer, BN8 5UA
the erection of 2 No. holiday pods with access
- Dismissed15 July 2026· minor6005756Land Adjacent to Barley Cottage, Ringmer Road, Newhaven, BN9 9TN
erection of 2 no self-build dwellings, access, landscaping and other associated infrastructure
- Allowed10 July 20266005952149 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8NN
single-storey rear extension (retrospective)
- Allowed7 July 2026· householder60066621 Lower Clayhill Farm Cottages, Barcombe Mills Road, Barcombe, BN8 5BY
the conversion of detached double garage into an annexe
- Allowed15 June 2026· householder600668045 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· minor3373639Land 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· minor6003413Plumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, BN7 3AL
outline planning application for the erection of 9 dwellinghouses
- Allowed29 April 2026· major3370668Land 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· householder3373143The Old Mill Bungalow Barcombe Mills, Barcombe, Lewes, BN8 5BS
construction of detached annexe. This
- Allowed2 April 2026· advert3374783Chailey Service Station, East Grinstead Road, North Chailey, East Sussex, BN8 4HD
Installation of 1no. illuminated small format advertising display
- Allowed1 April 2026· minor6001574Burchetts, 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· minor600168662 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· minor3373178Land 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
- Dismissed15 January 2026· minor337375398 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8SN
redevelopment of the site to provide a new purpose -built residential apartment block containing seven units
- Allowed12 January 2026· advert3374426180 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, BN10 8JJ
Erection of one single-sided D6 small format advertising display
- Dismissed12 January 2026· major3368895Merlins, Uckfield Road, Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5RU
Demolition of existing buildings, erection of new employment/commercial units and up to 43 residential dwellings and other associated works with all matters reserved apart from access to the site
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