Seaford Central planning approval rate
Seaford Central ward in Lewes & Eastbourne has a 96.8% approval rate based on 93 planning decisions. Lewes & Eastbourne overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
96.8%
ward approval rate
93
Decisions
90
Approved
3
Refused
91.5%
Lewes & Eastbourne average
Seaford Central is 5.3 percentage points above the Lewes & Eastbourne average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Seaford Central compares
Seaford Central ward
96.8%
Lewes & Eastbourne overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Seaford Central
T5 - Beech - Reduce secondary growth by 25% at the front; lift smaller growth on · Thu 15 Jan 2026
Installation of fibre cement cladding over existing brickwork to front and rear · Thu 30 Oct 2025
Conversion of the existing Grade 2 Listed dwelling to create 1no. 2-bedroom dwel · Thu 30 Oct 2025
Conversion of the existing Grade 2 Listed dwelling to create 1no. 2-bedroom dwel · Thu 30 Oct 2025
Removal of existing front porch and rear lean-to structure, loft conversion, ere · Thu 09 Oct 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In Lewes & Eastbourne, 1 in 12 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Lewes & Eastbourne
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 1,948 decisions.
Other wards in Lewes & Eastbourne
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey (91.7%)
Ouse Valley & Ringmer (92.5%)
Newick (89.8%)
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs (87.9%)
Newhaven South (89.6%)
Wivelsfield (85.5%)
Seaford South (98.2%)
Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W (90.8%)
Seaford East (91.9%)
Seaford North (97.3%)
Peacehaven West (92.9%)