Planning application
56a Seaside Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3PB
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3. Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G
As published by the council, reference 260266
Application record
- Reference
- 260266
- Type
- Prior Approval
- Status
- Valid
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Devonshire
- Postcode
- BN21 3PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by Eastbourne
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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9 Jun 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Eastbourne granted permission on 20 May 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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