Planning application
34 Church Street Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 1HS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA
As published by the council, reference 260150
Application record
- Reference
- 260150
- Type
- Prior Approval Class MA
- Status
- Valid
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Old Town
- Postcode
- BN21 1HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Eastbourne
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30 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Eastbourne granted permission on 30 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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