Planning application
17A Avis Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 0DJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The continued existing use of the site for outdoor storage and the rental of shipping containers to third parties in excess of 10 years
As published by the council, reference LW/26/0338
Application record
- Reference
- LW/26/0338
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (Existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Newhaven North
- Parish
- Newhaven Town Council
- Postcode
- BN9 0DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Lewes
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Lewes for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lewes decided lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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