Lewes District Council

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Lewes District Council
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

Tel: 01273 471600
lewesdc@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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Contact Community & Enterprise Department

We are responsible for regeneration, economic development and promoting tourism, art development and for supporting businesses.


Business & Economic Development

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01273 484401

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Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB

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Tourism & Leisure

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01273 484401

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Southover House
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1AB

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Tourist Information Centre - Lewes

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01273 483448

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187 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2DE

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Tourist Information Centre - Seaford

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01323 897426

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37 Church Street
Seaford
East Sussex
BN25 1HG

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Newhaven Fort

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01273 517622

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Fort Road
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9DS

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Our Services

As a department we offer the following services:

  • Cultural Tourism Development and Promotion
  • Liaison, advice and training for local tourism businesses
  • Tourist Information Centres at Lewes and Seaford
  • Newhaven Fort Historic Ancient Monument
  • Artwave Festival

Staff Contacts

In the first instance, please contact us using the general enquiries number above. Should this not prove satisfactory, the names and contact information of the department's management team are listed below.

Corporate Management Team
Nilam Popat
Corporate Head - Communities & Enterprise
01273 484404
nilam.popat@lewes.gov.uk

Tourism & Development
Claire Onslow
Head of Tourism & Economic Development
01273 484401
claire.onslow@lewes.gov.uk

Marketing
Danielle Crane / Serena Costello
01273 484404
danielle.crane@lewes.gov.uk
serena.costello@lewes.gov.uk

Tourist Information Centres
Sally Bass
Tourist Information Centre Manager
01273 484402
sally.bass@lewes.gov.uk

Newhaven Fort
Simon Cochran
Fort Manger
01273 517622
simon.cochran@lewes.gov.uk

Estates
Peter Buck-Bouchard
Estates Officer
01273 484405
Peter.Buck-Bouchard@lewes.gov.uk

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Service Standards & Performance

We have an overall, council-wide customer charter setting out our staff's conduct and response times to enquiries. Along with this, each department has specific service standards to cover their work.

We regularly monitor our performance and publish our aims for the next one-to-three years, stating our intentions. The details are listed on each department's performance page. 

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Complaints Procedure

We aim provide a satisfactory level of service at all times when dealing with our customers and residents. Should we fail to meet your expectations, please refer to our complaints procedure.