Planning application
1 Avis Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0DN
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use of existing garage as storage for food items and the ancillary use of the domestic kitchen for food preparation, in connection with an established online food delivery business
As published by the council, reference LW/26/0183
Application record
- Reference
- LW/26/0183
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newhaven North
- Parish
- Newhaven Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BN9 0DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Lewes
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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25 Jul 2026
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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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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 lawful development applications
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