Seaford South planning approval rate
Seaford South ward in Lewes & Eastbourne has a 98.2% approval rate based on 109 planning decisions. Lewes & Eastbourne overall: 91.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
98.2%
ward approval rate
109
Decisions
107
Approved
2
Refused
91.5%
Lewes & Eastbourne average
Seaford South is 6.7 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 South compares
Seaford South ward
98.2%
Lewes & Eastbourne overall
91.5%
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Recent decisions in Seaford South
Raising of existing side boundary brick wall with wooden fencing to 2m, and erec · Tue 13 Jan 2026
Addition of 1no. front and 1no. rear dormer · Mon 05 Jan 2026
Replacement of existing conservatory with single-storey rear extension · Tue 23 Dec 2025
Proposed detached store to the rear garden · Wed 12 Nov 2025
Replacement of existing conservatory with single and two-storey rear extensions, · Tue 21 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 Central (96.8%)
Plumpton Streat E.Chiltington St John W (90.8%)
Seaford East (91.9%)
Seaford North (97.3%)
Peacehaven West (92.9%)