URL: https://democracy.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1195

Decision Maker: Lewes District Council Cabinet, Lewes District Council Full Council

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose: To seek Cabinet endorsement of the Local Development Scheme, which sets out the timetable for the preparation of local plan documents, and to recommend that the LDS be formally adopted at Full Council.

Content: To seek Cabinet endorsement of the Local Development Scheme, which sets out the timetable for the preparation of local plan documents, and to recommend that the LDS be formally adopted at Full Council.  Recommended to Full Council (Budget and policy framework):   1)    That Cabinet endorses the revised timetable, as set out in the updated Local Development Scheme, for the preparation of the Lewes Local Plan (i.e. for the planning authority area outside the South Downs National Park), and recommends that Full Council approves it and agrees for it to come into effect the day after the Full Council meeting and to be published on the Council’s website.   2)    That delegated authority is given to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure to make minor and presentational updates to the Local Development Scheme (LDS) where necessary.

Date of Decision: February 5, 2026