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The Old Port Offices Beach Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0BG

Awaiting decision Lewes LW/26/0060 Planning Application

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Proposal

Section 73A Retrospective approval for use of existing building as a sui generis house in multiple occupation (HMO) relating to previous approval for temporary permission LW/16/0484

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0060

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0060
Type
Planning Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven Town Council
Postcode
BN9 0BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Lewes took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: LW/16/0484 (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lewis and Co Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lewes for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewes decided full applications in a median of 99 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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