Planning application

LW/25/0644

Lancaster Wood Wapsbourne Wood Blackbrook Lane Scaynes Hill West Sussex

Granted Lewes Agricultural Notification Application

Proposal

Installation of a surfaced track approximately 100m x 3m to enable woodland management
As published by the council, reference LW/25/0644

Timeline

Dates from the published record

31 Oct 2025
Received by Lewes
25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About other applications

How this application type works

This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.

Application record

Reference: LW/25/0644
Type: Agricultural Notification Application
Status: Decided
Decision: Approved
Received: 31 Oct 2025
Validated: 31 Oct 2025
Decided: 25 Nov 2025

Source: PlanIt

This record was published by Lewes and last updated here on 25 Jul 2026. Plans, drawings and public comments stay on the council's own portal.

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Documents and comments

The drawings, application forms and officer reports for this case are held on the Lewes portal, searchable by the reference LW/25/0644. Public comments are made there too, not on PlanIndex, and councils publish the deadline alongside the case.

For how commenting works and what carries weight, see our guide on objecting to a planning application.

Council context

Lewes decided 576 planning applications in the 12 months to July 2026, approving 91% of clear-cut outcomes. The median decision took 56 days.

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