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Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex

Awaiting decision Lewes LW/26/0321 Approval of Reserved Matters Application

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Proposal

Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline application LW/20/0609, as amended by Section 73 consent LW/23/0561, for up to 12 custom-build homes and supporting infrastructure

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0321

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0321
Type
Approval of Reserved Matters Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Parish
Hamsey

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lewes register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • LW/26/0246/CD Awaiting decision

    Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex

    Discharge of Condition 2 (Phasing Plan) in relation to approval of LW/23/0561

    Submitted 7 May 2026 Conditions
  • LW/25/0625/CD Granted

    Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme) in relation to approval LW/14/0712 - UPDATED DOCUMENTS

    Decided 2 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • LW/19/0764/CD Granted

    Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex

    Discharge of condition 35 in relation to planning approval LW/14/0712

    Decided 22 Nov 2019 Conditions
  • LW/19/0732/CD Granted

    Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex

    Discharge of condition 4 relating to planning approval LW/14/0712

    Decided 13 Nov 2019 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 August 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

Dowsettmayhew Planning Partnership Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Brighton

Active · incorporated 2010 · Brighton

35 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

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

93 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lewes for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewes's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    18 May 2026 Reserved matters
  • LW/26/0296 Granted

    Evershed Court Fairlight Avenue Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex

    Approval of Reserved Matters relating to landscaping, following Outline application (LW/21/0977) concerning the scale, appearance, layout and access for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 7no dwellinghouses and alterations to vehicular access

    1 Jun 2026 Reserved matters
  • LW/26/0117 Granted

    Land Adjacent To Honeysuckle Cottage Station Road North Chailey East Sussex

    Approval of reserved matters application for details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale relating to outline approval LW/23/0596 for the outline application, with all matters other than access arrangements reserved, for the erection of up to 2no. dwellings, access, landscaping, and associated infrastructure

    5 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • LW/25/0713 Granted

    Land At Valley Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9TH

    Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline Planning Permission (LW/19/0205) - Erection of 9 x 3 bedroom dwellings with off road parking and landscaping and new access from Valley Road

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  • LW/26/0262 Awaiting decision

    Asylum Wood Greenhill Way Haywards Heath West Sussex

    Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline planning application LW/22/0517 with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 375 new homes, a two-form entry primary school, burial ground, allotments, open space with associated infrastructure, landscaping, and parking areas

    8 May 2026 Reserved matters