The Old Chapel Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LN
Pending
LW/26/0179
Description
Conversion of existing Chapel into between 5-7 dwellings
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128 Chapel Street Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9QD
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Street Record High Street Newhaven East Sussex
Public realm improvements consisting of decluttering, locally new paving, new st...
1 Lapierre Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9XN
Erection of 1no. detached dwelling with associated parking
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
8 Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LY
Installation of 1no. rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights
2025
Approved
8 Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LY
Installation of 1no. rear dormer and 2no. front rooflights
2025
Approved
4 Courtland Mews Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LU
Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable space
2025
Approved
4 Courtland Mews Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LU
Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable space
2023
Approved
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Conversion from office/storage to a two bedroom flat with bike/ bin storage
2023
Approved
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Conversion from office/storage to a two bedroom flat with bike/ bin storage
2023
Refused
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Conversion of existing unit to 1 bedroom flat and storage area
2023
Refused
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Conversion of existing unit to 1 bedroom flat and storage area
2021
Approved
16 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Change of use from class E (commercial, business and service) to Class C3 (Dwelling House…
2020
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Erection of a building to accommodate 13 flats and office space
2020
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Erection of a building to accommodate 13 flats and office space
2019
Withdrawn
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Erection of a block of flats to accommodate sixteen units
2019
Withdrawn
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Erection of a block of flats to accommodate sixteen units
2018
Refused
12 Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NB
Retrospective application for installation of one bike shed in the front garden area
2018
Refused
12 Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NB
Retrospective application for installation of one bike shed in the front garden area
2019
Approved
4 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Alterations to existing ground floor front elevation
2019
Approved
4 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Alterations to existing ground floor front elevation
2018
Approved
Flat 25 Meeching Place Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LP
Removal of four existing timber framed single glazed windows to be replaced with UPVC dou…
2018
Approved
Flat 25 Meeching Place Church Hill Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LP
Removal of four existing timber framed single glazed windows to be replaced with UPVC dou…
2017
Approved
12 South Way Newhaven East Sussex
Conversion of house into 2 self-contained flats
2017
Approved
12 South Way Newhaven East Sussex
Conversion of house into 2 self-contained flats
2017
Approved
3 Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NA
Erection of garage to rear of dwelling
2017
Approved
3 Brighton Road Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9NA
Erection of garage to rear of dwelling
2016
Approved
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Section 73A retrospective application for the installation of canvas mesh advertisement b…
2016
Approved
2 South Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9LL
Section 73A retrospective application for the installation of canvas mesh advertisement b…
Lewes
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#65 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Lewes ranks #146 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Lewes decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #99 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 292
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #146 of 292
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #61 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
76 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
11 decided
411
Total decisions
39 refused in 2025