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Newhaven Eastside The Drove Newhaven East Sussex

LW/25/0601Planning ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Erection of commercial development for mixed use classes E(g)(all classes), B2 and B8 use, using existing access from Mckinlay Way with associated external works

Received
9 October 2025
Target decision date
4 December 2025
Ward
Newhaven South
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Lewes92% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application at Newhaven Eastside The Drove Newhaven East Sussex. Lewes has handled 2,780 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 9 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Newhaven South.

Application Details

Reference
LW/25/0601
Address
Newhaven Eastside The Drove Newhaven East Sussex
Local Authority
Lewes
Application Type
Planning Application
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Newhaven South
Parish
Newhaven Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Oakhurst Studio Horam Heathfield TN21 0LJ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 October 2025
Consultation Expiry
6 November 2026
Target Decision Date
4 December 2025
Date Validated
9 October 2025
Date Submitted
9 October 2025
Consultation Start
9 October 2026
Consultation End
6 November 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
10 November 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
8 December 2025
Last Date for Comments
6 November 2026

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
7 November 2025
Advertisement Expiry
5 December 2025
Site Notice Start
12 November 2025
Site Notice End
3 December 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14386149
Documents
106
Constraints
46
Coordinates
50.789516, 0.061848
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lewes

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Planning constraints

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  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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