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5b Commercial Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3XE

Granted Eastbourne 260160 Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Retrospective application for the change of use of existing Flat 5 to enable subdivision into 2 no. self-contained flats, together with the change of use and conversion of the existing ground floor covered areato form 1 no. additional self-contained flat

As published by the council, reference 260160

Application record

Reference
260160
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Valid
Decision
Permitted
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Decided
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Upperton
Postcode
BN21 3XE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by Eastbourne

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 10 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Eastbourne granted permission on 1 April 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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