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38 Grove Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4TY

Refused Eastbourne 190877 Prior Notification Class J

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Notification of a prior approval for the changes of use from Class A1 (Retail) to A3 (Cafe).

As published by the council, reference 190877

Application record

Reference
190877
Type
Prior Notification Class J
Status
Notice of Decision Issued
Decision
Refused
Received
5 Nov 2019
Validated
29 Nov 2019
Decided
12 Nov 2019
Ward
Meads
Decision by
Delegated List
Postcode
BN21 4TY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2019

    Received by Eastbourne

  2. 12 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 29 Nov 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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