Planning application
Southdown Heights 38 St Leonards Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3UT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for remediation works to the external envelope, to include replacement of the insulated render system, weatherboard cladding and car park soffit insulation
As published by the council, reference 260401
Application record
- Reference
- 260401
- Type
- LD Certificate (existing)
- Status
- Valid
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Upperton
- Postcode
- BN21 3UT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Eastbourne
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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