Planning application
Street Record Highbridge Lane East Chiltington East Sussex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) in relation to a hybrid planning application for the development of a small market town to provide up to 3,000 homes, community and education facilities, employment space, and green/blue infrastructure
As published by the council, reference LW/26/0191
Application record
- Reference
- LW/26/0191
- Type
- Scoping Opinion
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W
- Parish
- East Chiltington
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Lewes
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 June 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Stantec UK Limited Agent, registered in Warrington
Active · incorporated 1974 · Warrington
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Lewes for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewes decided outline applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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