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Allowed6 October 20253364266

65A Summerdown Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8DQ

Planning appeal 3364266 at 65A Summerdown Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8DQ (Eastbourne Borough Council) was allowed on 6 October 2025 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site is an acceptable location for tourist accommodation.

the change of use of playroom above garage to self-catering holiday let accommodation

Authority
Eastbourne Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
BN20 8DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the site is an acceptable location for tourist accommodation

What decided it

Policy TO5 does not apply to un-serviced tourist accommodation outside the TAA, and the proposal represents an acceptable location for such accommodation in light of precedent and the absence of in-principle policy conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TO5 of the Eastbourne Borough Plan 2003
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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