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Land South East Of Grantham Bank Barcombe East Sussex

Refused Lewes LW/25/0623 Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (Existing)

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

Proposal

Existing Lawful Development for continued land use for residential purposes

As published by the council, reference LW/25/0623

Application record

Reference
LW/25/0623
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (Existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Decided
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Barcombe
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN8 5DJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by Lewes

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Delavals Design Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

5 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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