Lewes Community Partnership is a company that has been formed to set up a visionary community and business space in central Lewes. We have just placed an offer on the Harveys Depot site in Pinwell Rd, and hope to acquire this site for redevelopment.

Our town, well known for its green credentials, is the target of a year-long  campaign to ensure that every household is aware of the facts behind global warming. In this we’ll be working with the Sussex Express newspaper. Our job is to convince Lewes people that climate change is real and that we can all do something about it – it’s not too late. We aim to make Lewes a flagship town for climate change awareness.

If your business is considering a large, or complex, development proposal, it will probably need a number of development consents, or licences, from Lewes District Council and also possibly from other public agencies. These consents can include planning permission; listed building or conservation area consent; approval under the building regulations; and licenses for alcohol sales, public entertainment and other matters. All this can be daunting for those wanting to carry out development, particularly small businesses, faced with meeting complicated, and sometimes contradictory, legal requirements. Lewes District Council is now offering a “one stop shop” service, so that you can get co-ordinated advice on all the necessary approvals from the local authority. This will provide a better service for our customers and reduce the risk of wasted time and effort in obtaining consents which are not compatible with each other.

Lewes District Council Planning Department says...

"As from 1 April 2006, we will be providing formalised pre-application advice on major development proposals involving 10 or more dwellings, or more than 1000 square metres of commercial floorspace.  Provision of pre-application advice on such large proposals consumes significant amounts of planning officer time and, in order to provide a consistent and high standard of service, the Council has decided that the cost should be recovered directly and not fall as a general cost to the council taxpayer."

Lindsay Frost BA(Hons) DipTP MRTPI, Director of Planning & Environmental Services
Tel: 01273 484437
Fax: 01273 484452
Email:

Lewes Flood Action came into existence at the end of August 2001, at a meeting of hundreds of flood survivors in Malling Community Centre, Lewes, and now has a Steering Group of volunteers representing all the various districts of Lewes which were affected by the flood of 12th to 14th October 2000.

The Local Plan Team at Lewes District Council

Debbie Portchmouth (Principal Planning Officer)
Residential Development
Economic Activity

Will Jewell (Senior Planning Officer)
Recreation and Community Services

James Mant (Senior Planning Officer)
The Historic Environment
Transport and Communications

Kate Poole (Senior Planning Officer)
Environmental Principles
The Coast and Countryside

Situated in South East England, between Continental Europe and London, East Sussex is undergoing a renaissance with major investment being realised across the county. Now is the time to capitalise on this and take advantage of the new commercial developments, advanced ICT infrastructure and financial incentives.