Meads End 1 Dukes Drive Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7XG Data via plota.co.uk

260247 - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Prep School Boarding House (C2) to 2no. 2x bedroom flats and 1no. 4x bedroom flat (C3a), with changes to fenestration, installation of roof lights and associated access, cycle and refuse facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 May 2026
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Validated
20 May 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated List · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Meads conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
National nature reserve 147 m away: Seven Sisters
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 130 m away: Seaford to Beachy Head SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National park 130 m away: South Downs; Nature recovery project: Seaford to Eastbourne: Drink-in the Downs; Radon affected area, class 2; Shoreham to Eastbourne 29 m away; Inside the Eastbourne built-up area; Heritage coast 135 m away: Sussex.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £860,000 in June 2026. Other property, freehold.

18 June 2026£860,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Eastbourne
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
BN20 7XG
Received
4 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Meads
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved conditionally
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated List
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gary Bonning

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Eastbourne's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
10%go to committee

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

Eastbourne
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#82 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Eastbourne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #194 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #106 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #160 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #53 of 296
63%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
24 decided
325
Total decisions
46 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use