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Lewes Castle Ward planning approval rate

Lewes Castle Ward ward in South Downs has a 90.0% approval rate based on 330 planning decisions. South Downs overall: 91.2%.

Last updated: September 2026

90.0%
ward approval rate
330
Decisions
297
Approved
33
Refused
91.2%
South Downs average

Lewes Castle Ward is broadly in line with the South Downs average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Lewes Castle Ward compares

Lewes Castle Ward ward (330 decided)
90.0%
South Downs overall (5,730 decided)
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Lewes Castle Ward

SDNP/26/00814/LIS
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and er · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Approved
SDNP/26/00813/FUL
Replacement of existing outbuilding with single storey detached classroom and er · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Approved
SDNP/26/02586/HOUS
Single storey side and rear extensions with internal and fenestration alteration · Wed 09 Sep 2026
Approved
SDNP/26/03056/LDP
Single storey rear extension · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Approved
SDNP/26/02373/HOUS
Erection of single storey rear extension · Wed 02 Sep 2026
Approved

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Other wards in South Downs

Upper Meon Valley Ward (98.7%) Fittleworth Ward CH (91.7%) Fernhurst Ward CH (88.5%) Lewes Priory Ward (91.1%) Harting Ward CH (94.1%) Midhurst Ward CH (92.6%) Liss Ward (94.9%) Binsted, Bentley & Selborne Ward (94.2%) Central Meon Valley Ward (97.4%) Petworth Ward CH (88.8%) Lewes Bridge Ward (89.7%) Easebourne Ward CH (90.3%)
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