Planning application
80 Chapel Street Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9QD
Works: Demolition Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing chapel into 2no. dwellings and demolition of existing substandard buildings
As published by the council, reference LW/25/0733
Application record
- Reference
- LW/25/0733
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Newhaven South
- Parish
- Newhaven Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN9 9QD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Lewes
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19 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Downlands Architectural Design & Surveying Agent, an architecture practice
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39 documents on file for this application
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Lewes granted permission on 23 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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