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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
90.5% of applications approved
Ranks #117 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
33.6% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #204 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 125 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£380,000 median sale price
-2.6% year on year · 1,309 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
44.3% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #201 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 37,765 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW/26/0345 | Highbury Farm Markstakes Lane Chailey East Sussex | Non-material amendment of application LW/23/0400 to change configuration of front parking/pedestrian path to include… | Other | 30 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0334 | 62 Valley Drive Seaford East Sussex | Addition of 1 no. front dormer at first floor level, modification to roof at front first floor level, alterations to… | Householder | 23 Jun 2026 |
| TW/26/0045/TPO | 4 Sycamore Close Seaford East Sussex | T1 - Holm Oak - Reduction of lower limb to 600 mm stump and Removal of 2 upper stems towards the road - To reduce… | Treeworks | 23 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0333 | Barbary House 15 High Hurst Close Newick East Sussex | Demolition of existing outbuilding, erection of single storey side extension, replacement and enlargement of front… | Householder | 22 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0327/CD | Boronia Cottage Station Road Plumpton Green East Sussex | Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials) in relation to approval of LW/25/0656 | Dischargeconditions | 17 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0325 | Marine Workshops Railway Approach Newhaven East Sussex | Installation of Modular Container Store, 2no. Air Conditioning compressors and the installation of 2no. free standing… | Listedbuilding | 16 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0316 | 16 Hill Rise Seaford East Sussex | Single storey rear extension | Householder | 11 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0320 | 4 The Promenade Peacehaven East Sussex | Erection of single-storey extension following demolition of existing extensions, replacement of existing window with… | Householder | 8 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0309 | Laburnum House Lewes Road Ringmer East Sussex | Removal of existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension, replacement of existing garage door… | Householder | 5 Jun 2026 |
| LW/26/0311 | 96 Bevendean Avenue Saltdean East Sussex | Demolition of existing conservatory and lean-to extensions, erection of single storey wraparound rear extension, front… | Householder | 5 Jun 2026 |
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We index every application published on Lewes’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planningpa.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 30 Jun 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Lewes, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 48,624 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Lewes's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 30 Jun 2026.
90.5% of Lewes's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
33.6% of appeals against Lewes decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 125 decided appeals.
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