St Johns School 64 Firle Road Seaford East Sussex BN25 2HU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing vacant buildings and the construction of a specialist dementia care village (Use Class C2) with associated day care centre, communal facilities, access from Firle Road, car parking, landscaping and amenity space Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 149.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 149, past the statutory target. 79% of changes of use in Lewes are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lewes in the last twelve months, from validation. Lewes decision record →
Public comments
88 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14871950
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14871950
- Neighbours
- 2 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Lewes ranks #126 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 25% 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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The consultation period closed on 10 Jul 2026.