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East Sussex and Brighton

Planning consultant in East Sussex and Brighton

DH Planning prepares planning applications and appeals in East Sussex. The districts decide applications, Brighton and Hove is a unitary city, and East Sussex County Council keeps minerals, waste and county matters outside that city. Parts of Lewes town sit inside the South Downs National Park. The fee is fixed in writing before any work starts. We are not the council, and we do not guarantee the outcome.

All areas we cover

South Downs

Eastbourne Borough Council

District council · postcode areas BN20–23

Eastbourne, Hampden Park, Langney, Willingdon, Meads.

Hastings Borough Council

District council · postcode areas TN34–38

Hastings, St Leonards-on-Sea, Ore, Hollington.

Lewes District Council

District council · postcode areas BN

Lewes, Newhaven, Seaford, Peacehaven, Ringmer, Telscombe.

Lewes town is largely inside the South Downs. Where the boundary applies, the local planning authority is the South Downs National Park Authority, not the district.

Rother District Council

District council · postcode areas TN

Bexhill-on-Sea, Rye, Battle, Robertsbridge, Ticehurst.

Wealden District Council

District council · postcode areas TN, BN

Crowborough, Hailsham, Uckfield, Heathfield, Polegate, Forest Row, Pevensey.

Brighton & Hove City Council

Unitary authority · postcode areas BN1–3, BN41–45

Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Rottingdean, Patcham, Woodingdean.

What we prepare

Fixed fees

Householder applications from £500. Small full applications from £1,000. Written representations appeals £500 to £1,000. Council fees are separate. Every quote is confirmed in writing before work starts.

Need a fixed-fee quote for an East Sussex or Brighton site?

Send the address and a short description of the project. We confirm the local planning authority and a fixed fee before you instruct.

Get a fixed-fee quote

Send the site address and a short description. You will have a reply within one working day, usually the same day.

We reply by email within one working day. Your details are used to prepare your quote and for nothing else. Or call 01202 767111.

Thanks, your details are with us.

You will have a reply within one working day. If your case is urgent, for example an appeal deadline, call 01202 767111.