Garages to Rear of and Land to Front of 21 Eastbourne Road, Willingdon, BN20 9LE Data via plota.co.uk

WD/2026/1598/F - Full Allocated to Officer

Proposal

Proposed conversion of 2 no. Garages to create 1 no. dwellinghouse (Class C3) plus provision of new parking area within eastern part of the site with amended access onto Eastbourne Road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Wealden's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 16 Oct 2026.

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Document · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Oak Lodge, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National park about 151 m away: South Downs; Nature recovery project: Seaford to Eastbourne: Drink-in the Downs; SSSI about 363 m away: Willingdon Down SSSI; Inside the Lower Willingdon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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Important details

Council
Wealden
Application type
Full
Postcode
BN20 9LE
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Upper Willingdon
Parish
Willingdon & Jevington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Wilbury Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Wealden usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
108decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
21 Sept 2026
Wealden
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#188 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wealden ranks #132 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wealden decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #231 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #227 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #132 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #156 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
170 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
32 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
82 decided
1,361
Total decisions
220 refused in the year to March 2026