LW/25/0538

1. 11 Sep 2025

   Received by Lewes

2. 14 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• LW/26/0179 Refused

  The Old Chapel Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LN

  Conversion of existing Chapel into between 5-7 dwellings

  31 Mar 2026 34m away Outline
• LW/25/0616 Granted

  8 Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LY

  Installation of 1no. rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights

  16 Oct 2025 81m away Lawful development
• LW/21/0457 Granted

  29 The Rose Walk Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NJ

  conversion of existing loft space to form a habitable room and ensuite WC with addition of 2no rooflights at the rear including removal of chimney externally and through the building

  11 Jun 2021 157m away Lawful development
• LW/26/0197 Granted

  47 Marshall Lane Newhaven East Sussex

  Use of the existing ground floor (47c) and first floor (47a and 47b) as three self-contained residential flats continuously for a period in excess of 10 years

  14 Apr 2026 157m away Lawful development
• LW/25/0606 Granted

  2D Meeching Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9QX

  Non-material amendment of application LW/24/0435 to omit roof conversion and extend rear extension

  3 Oct 2025 214m away Amendments
• LW/25/0694 Granted

  29A High Street Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9PD

  Change of use of retail unit from Class E premises (ground floor only) to Sui Generis with internal changes to the layout including addition of a bar and toilets for customer use

  28 Nov 2025 225m away Full applications

• LW/26/0300 Granted

  73 Sutton Drove Seaford East Sussex BN25 3NH

  Erection of single storey side extension at ground floor level

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0317 Granted

  11 High Hurst Close Newick East Sussex BN8 4NJ

  Addition of 1 no. side dormer at first floor level

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0297 Granted

  18 Cricketfield Newick East Sussex BN8 4LL

  Hip to gable roof extension and addition of 1no. rear flat roofed dormer

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0270 Granted

  The Robins 41 Kings Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5FS

  Conversion of existing loft into habitable space, addition of 3no. rooflights to the front and 4no. rooflights to the back elevation

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0183 Refused

  1 Avis Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0DN

  Use of existing garage as storage for food items and the ancillary use of the domestic kitchen for food preparation, in connection with an established online food delivery business

  2 Apr 2026 Lawful development