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Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex

LW/26/0321Approval of Reserved Matters ApplicationAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
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Proposal

Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline application LW/20/0609, as amended by Section 73 consent LW/23/0561, for up to 12 custom-build homes and supporting infrastructure

Received
15 June 2026
Decision due
10 August 2026
Ward
Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey
Agent
DOWSETTMAYHEW Planning Partnership
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Sep
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 14 September.

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About this application

This is an outline application at Former Hamsey Brickworks South Road South Common South Chailey East Sussex. Lewes has handled 317 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey.

86% of outline applications at Lewes District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hamsey

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Consultation expiry
14 September 2026
Consultation start
17 August 2026
Consultation end
14 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 July 2026
Last date for comments
14 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
DOWSETTMAYHEW Planning Partnership
Agent address
Mocatta House Trafalgar Place Brighton BN1 4DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 July 2026
Advertisement expiry
14 August 2026
Site notice start
21 July 2026
Site notice end
11 August 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14978630
Documents
94
Constraints
48

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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