The Tower House 2 Carlisle Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4BT Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Change of Use from former Eastbourne Heritage Centre (Use Class F1) to Restaurant/Bar (Sui Generis) together with part single, part three-storey side and rear extension, external alterations including boundary treatment changes and associated plant. (Listed Building Consent 260253) Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 151.
Day 151, 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 14 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would reuse a vacant listed building, support the area and avoid unacceptable impacts, subject to conditions.
- People raised concerns about the area’s character, heritage, parking, waste, noise, odour, light and the loss of the Heritage Centre.
- The committee unanimously granted planning permission, with the officer’s conditions and additional conditions in the addendum.
Source: Plota analysis of Eastbourne's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.
Associated applications 2
- Change of Use from former Eastbourne Heritage Centre (Use Class F1) to Restaurant/Bar (Sui…This application260233
Site constraints 6
Show all 5 with distances
- 33 mEastbourne Heritage CentreGrade II
- 75 mWinter GardenGrade II
- 90 mDevonshire Park TheatreGrade II
- 98 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Devonshire Park TheatreGrade II
- 139 mCongress TheatreGrade II*
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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25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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%).