20 Elms Avenue

1. 5 May 2005

   Received by Eastbourne

2. 23 May 2005

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jun 2005

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• 31 Elms Avenue

  050434 Submitted 9 Aug 2005 0m away

  Change of use from guest house to a single private dwelling.

  Withdrawn Full applications 2 docs
  Domestic

• Heatherdene Private Hotel 26/28 Elms Avenue

  000505 Submitted 15 Nov 2000 0m away

  Partial conversion of hotel (28 Elms Avenue) to form five holiday flats together with the construction of a shower room at the rear of 26 Elms Avenue.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling

• Flat 1 17 Elms Avenue

  020459 Submitted 4 Sep 2002 0m away

  Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness as a self-contained flat.

  Decided Outline 2 docs

• Bay Tree Guest House 10 Elms Avenue Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3DN

  190950 Submitted 27 Nov 2019 26m away

  Proposed change of use from C1 (Guest Accommodation) to C3 (Single Residential Dwelling)

  Granted Full applications 19 docs
  Domestic

• Bay Tree Guest House 10 Elms Avenue Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3DN

  240711 Submitted 12 Dec 2024 26m away

  Change of use from 6 person HMO (C4)to 9 person HMO (Sui Generis)

  Granted Full applications 32 docs

• 12 Elms Avenue Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3DN

  250795 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 28m away

  Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to 8 x bedroomHMO (Sui Generis)

  Granted Full applications 37 docs
  Domestic

• 260438 Granted

  Flat 3, Stafford House Southfields Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 1BN

  Replace existing single glazed timber sliding sash windows with doubleglazed timber sliding sash windows front elevation

  19 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 260427 Granted

  Davrek Engineering Finmere Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN22 8QL

  Subdivision of unit B to create 2no. units and installation of roller shutter to north elevation

  12 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 260416 Granted

  28 Pevensey Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3HP

  Installation of aluminium framed structure to the front of the existing commercial unit, with pitched corrugated roof, and metal roller shutter doors

  4 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 260415 Granted

  Flat 2, Bolsover Court 19 Bolsover Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7JG

  Conversion of external rear storage area to enlarge existing bedroom and replace single-glazed timber sash windows with uPVC sliding sash windows

  4 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 260405 Granted

  340 Seaside Eastbourne East Sussex BN22 7RJ

  Change of Use from Class E (commerical, business and service) to create 2no. 2 x bedroom ground floor flats Class C3 (dwelling houses)

  30 Jul 2026 Full applications