24a Victoria Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 8NP Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Change of use from residential institution (use class C2) to 7no. self-contained flats (use class C3), to include installation of air source heat pumps, car parking, cycle storage and bin storage, erection of a two-storey rear extension, changes to existing fenestration, external alterations, and soft landscaping Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 242.
Day 242, past the statutory target. 100% of full applications in Eastbourne are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Eastbourne in the last twelve months, from validation. Eastbourne decision record →
Planning committee
Decided by Eastbourne Borough Council Planning Committee on 18 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide housing, improve the vacant building and avoid significant adverse impacts.
- Residents objected over character, noise, parking, traffic, privacy, trees, access, refuse and cycle storage.
- The committee approved the application on the Chair’s casting vote, subject to amended and additional conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Eastbourne's committee minutes of 18 Mar 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Historical activity at this location
12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Eastbourne ranks #160 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).