Lewes Priory Ward planning approval rate
Lewes Priory Ward ward in South Downs has a 91.1% approval rate based on 494 planning decisions. South Downs overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.1%
ward approval rate
494
Decisions
450
Approved
44
Refused
91.2%
South Downs average
Lewes Priory Ward is broadly in line with the South Downs average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Lewes Priory Ward compares
Lewes Priory Ward ward
91.1%
South Downs overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Lewes Priory Ward
Extending existing first floor flat to complete first floor area, installation o · Mon 28 Sep 2026
Loft conversion including hip to gable conversion, new window and rooflight and · Mon 28 Sep 2026
T2 - Beech - crown lift towards house by up to 7 meters, prune back 4 No. low li · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Retrospective permission required for the continued use of the annexe as ancilla · Mon 07 Sep 2026
Amalgamation of 2 dwellings into a single residential unit (AMENDED) · Fri 04 Sep 2026
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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%)
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%)