Planning application
The Old Port Offices Beach Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0BG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Lewes
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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.
Related applications
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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About full applications
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