251 Seaside Eastbourne East Sussex BN22 7NT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of first floor flat from Class (C3) to Class E(e) to expand existing Chiropractor business and alterations to existing fenestration to side elevation at ground floor level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated List · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Eastbourne built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £325,000 in January 2023. Other property, freehold.

18 January 2023£325,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area128 m² (1,378 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 95)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Eastbourne
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
BN22 7NT
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Devonshire
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved conditionally
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated List
Applicant
Show
Agent
Steve Lusted

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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

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.