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The Old Chapel Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LN

Refused Lewes LW/26/0179 Planning Permission in Principle

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing Chapel into between 5-7 dwellings

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0179

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0179
Type
Planning Permission in Principle
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Decided
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
BN9 9LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: APPEAL/26/0013 (Appeal In Progress)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Richardson Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Lewes

Active · incorporated 2008 · Lewes

11 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

22 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.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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