Planning application
Land South East Of Grantham Bank Barcombe East Sussex
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
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Lewes
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25 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Delavals Design Agent, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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
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