LW/25/0715

1. 9 Dec 2025

   Received by Lewes

2. 26 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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.

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• LW/24/0545 Granted

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• LW/25/0726 Refused

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  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

  16 Dec 2025 102m away Full applications
• LW/26/0146 Refused

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• LW/22/0656/CD Granted

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• LW/26/0300 Granted

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• LW/26/0317 Granted

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• LW/26/0297 Granted

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• LW/26/0270 Granted

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• LW/26/0183 Refused

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