Basement planning approval rate in Lewes
87% of 39 decided basement applications in Lewes were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
87%
Approval rate, all years, from 39 decided
39
decided basement applications in Lewes: 34 approved, 5 refused
81%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 16 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example basement decisions in Lewes
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| LW/25/0685 | 2026 | Approved | Replacement of side extension with two storey side extension, construction of basement, alterations to front and rear fenestration, and associated hard and s... Holford Manor Holford Manor Lane North Chailey East Sussex BN8 4DU |
| LW/23/0085 | 2024 | Approved | Continuing remedial works of partial removal of cellar wall due to kerosene spill and replacement of cellar wall to Grade II Listed Building The Corner House Beechlands Cornwell's Bank Newick East Sussex BN8 4RX |
| LW/24/0394 | 2024 | Approved | Non-material amendment relating to approval LW/22/0350 - Changes to external cladding materials, enlargement of windows, simplification of entrance steps, ch... Hunters Moon Tye Close Saltdean East Sussex BN2 8DY |
| LW/22/0649 | 2023 | Refused | Variation of condition 1 (Plans) relating to approval LW/22/0026 - Extension of basement towards the garden by 1570mm, staircase moved internal to external t... 4 Salisbury Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2DE |
| LW/22/0132 | 2022 | Refused | Non-material ammendment in relation to approval LW/17/0707 - Insertion of additional rear door from basement, Cantilever arrangement of 800mm 10 Blatchington Hill Seaford East Sussex BN25 2AH |
| LW/22/0299 | 2022 | Refused | Single storey rear extension under existing balcony, rear dormer, 2No front dormers and basement room 18 Haven Way Newhaven East Sussex BN9 9TD |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Lewes
- Single-storey rear extension 95%, 1,190 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 89%, 257 decided
- Wraparound extension 95%, 148 decided
- Side extension 92%, 614 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 94%, 414 decided
- Rooflight 95%, 237 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 86%, 237 decided
- Porch 95%, 160 decided
- Garage conversion 91%, 161 decided
- Window and door 93%, 324 decided