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37 Stafford Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 1UE

Granted Lewes LW/26/0107 Prior Approval from Office to Dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA - to determine if prior approval is required for change of use from veterinary surgery (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0107

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0107
Type
Prior Approval from Office to Dwelling
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Not required
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Seaford Central
Parish
Seaford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN25 1UE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 4 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not required

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

HFM Design Agent, a design practice registered in Aberdeen

Dissolved · incorporated 2006 · Aberdeen

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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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 this grant of permission means

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.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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