Planning application
5b Commercial Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3XE
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
-
30 Mar 2026
Received by Eastbourne
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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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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.
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