Eastbourne Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Eastbourne Borough Council decided more than 650 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Eastbourne Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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28 September 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Pevensey Bay Road Eastbourne East Sussex · 230526
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Hillbrow 1 Denton Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN20 7SR · 250541
Figures for Eastbourne Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 650 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 6%of more than 140 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 53 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2023 |
| Local Plan policies held | 29plan adopted 2013 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Eastbourne Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the property and the area; and • The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to outlook.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on the tourism economy and on the residential amenity of the area; and • whether the proposal makes adequate provision for refuse / recycling storage and the effect of this…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on living conditions for the occupiers of nearby properties.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.