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81 - 83 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QS

Refused Lewes LW/26/0091 Planning Application

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from commercial/retail (Class E (previously A1)) to residential (Class C3) to provide 2no. self contained flats

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0091

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0091
Type
Planning Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
12 May 2026
Ward
Peacehaven East
Parish
Peacehaven
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN10 8QS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewes register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • LW/26/0414 Granted

    81 - 83 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QS

    Non-material amendment of application LW/20/0825 to amend ground floor fenestration on front elevation

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • LW/26/0307/CD Granted

    81 - 83 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QS

    Discharge of Conditions 15 (Acoustics) and 16 (Bins) in relation to approval of LW/20/0825

    Decided 28 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • LW/26/0086/CD Granted

    81 - 83 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QS

    Discharge of Condition 14 (Prior to occupation - Contaminated Land) in relation to approval LW/20/0825

    Decided 16 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • LW/24/0547/CD Granted

    81 - 83 South Coast Road Peacehaven East Sussex BN10 8QS

    Discharge of Conditions 2 (Pre comm CEMP) and 3 (Pre com Contamination) in relation to approval LW/20/0825

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: LW/20/0825 (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lightbox Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Brighton

Active · incorporated 2009 · Brighton

27 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

43 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lewes refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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