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62 Meeching Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9RH

Refused Lewes LW/25/0462 Planning Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference LW/25/0462

Application record

Reference
LW/25/0462
Type
Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2025
Decided
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN9 9RH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewes register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • LW/25/0726 Refused

    62 Meeching Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9RH

    Change of use from existing 6-bed, 6-person HMO (C4) into a 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Sui Generis) with associated refuse and cycle storage provisions

    Decided 17 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • LW/24/0545 Granted

    62 Meeching Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9RH

    Single storey rear extension and fenestration alterations

    Decided 4 Nov 2024 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2025

    Received by Lewes

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: APPEAL/25/0031 (Dismissed)

Who's behind it

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Express Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2017 · London

23 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 58% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

61 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lewes refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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