LW/26/0214

1. 22 Apr 2026

   Received by Lewes

2. 22 May 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• LW/26/0300 Granted

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• LW/25/0708 Granted

  77 Sutton Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4QH

  Section 73A retrospective application for additional vehicular access; alterations to front boundary wall and addition of entrance pedestrian gate

  5 Dec 2025 151m away Householder
• LW/25/0666 Granted

  89 Sutton Drove Seaford East Sussex BN25 3NN

  Addition of 1no. front and 1no. rear dormer

  13 Nov 2025 164m away Householder
• LW/25/0649 Granted

  7 Hartfield Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 4PJ

  Replacement of existing conservatory with single-storey rear extension

  3 Nov 2025 260m away Householder
• LW/04/1016 Granted

  59 Vale Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 3EZ

  Detached garage

  12 May 2004 273m away Full applications

• LW/26/0300 Granted

  73 Sutton Drove Seaford East Sussex BN25 3NH

  Erection of single storey side extension at ground floor level

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0317 Granted

  11 High Hurst Close Newick East Sussex BN8 4NJ

  Addition of 1 no. side dormer at first floor level

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0297 Granted

  18 Cricketfield Newick East Sussex BN8 4LL

  Hip to gable roof extension and addition of 1no. rear flat roofed dormer

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• LW/26/0270 Granted

  The Robins 41 Kings Road Ringmer East Sussex BN8 5FS

  Conversion of existing loft into habitable space, addition of 3no. rooflights to the front and 4no. rooflights to the back elevation

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• LW/26/0183 Refused

  1 Avis Close Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0DN

  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

  2 Apr 2026 Lawful development