Seaford North planning approval rate
Seaford North ward in Lewes & Eastbourne has a 97.3% approval rate based on 73 planning decisions. Lewes & Eastbourne overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
97.3%
ward approval rate
73
Decisions
71
Approved
2
Refused
91.5%
Lewes & Eastbourne average
Seaford North is 5.8 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 North compares
Seaford North ward
97.3%
Lewes & Eastbourne overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Seaford North
Erection of two-storey front and single-storey side extensions, addition of fron · Wed 17 Dec 2025
Loft Conversion including rear flat roof dormer and 2no front pitched roof dorme · Mon 20 Oct 2025
Single storey rear and side extension with fenestration alterations · Fri 17 Oct 2025
Detached residential annexe · Wed 24 Sep 2025
Hip to gable roof extension and conversion with rear dormer and single storey re · Tue 02 Sep 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%)
Seaford Central (96.8%)
Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W (90.8%)
Seaford East (91.9%)
Peacehaven West (92.9%)