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8 Downsview Drive Wivelsfield East Sussex RH17 7RW

Awaiting decision Lewes LW/26/0354 Householder Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of Timber framed Garden Building

As published by the council, reference LW/26/0354

Application record

Reference
LW/26/0354
Type
Householder Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Wivelsfield
Parish
Wivelsfield
Postcode
RH17 7RW

Comment by 6 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Lewes's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by Lewes

  2. 8 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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.

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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 decided householder applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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