South East

Eastbourne planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

64.3%

152nd of 297

1.6 points faster than England

Granted

92.9%

136th of 297

2.4 points higher than England

Extension of time

18.6%

53rd of 297

13.7 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

140

Eastbourne decided 140 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 92.9%.

64.3% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (152nd of 297 for speed).

A further 18.6% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 68.9% a year earlier.

Of 7 householder appeals decided in the same period, 42.9% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Eastbourne against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	78.3%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	86.9%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	97.8%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	84.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	93.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	87.2%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	87.3%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	93.4%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	90.5%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	88.4%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	86.2%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	89.3%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	88.1%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	45.5%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	37.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	69.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	86.2%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	90.3%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	87.5%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	89.7%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	47.4%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	17.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	42.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	97.4%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	82.2%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	88.3%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	86.5%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	92.7%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	85.3%	2.9%	80.4%
2015 Q2	81.7%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	82.5%	3.2%	79.2%
2015 Q4	96.3%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	87.7%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	94.8%	1.7%	79.8%
2016 Q3	91.1%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	96.5%	0.0%	78.0%
2017 Q1	88.9%	5.6%	77.3%
2017 Q2	88.2%	2.2%	78.5%
2017 Q3	79.3%	3.4%	76.1%
2017 Q4	70.4%	4.2%	77.1%
2018 Q1	73.5%	8.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	64.9%	10.5%	74.0%
2018 Q3	61.9%	14.3%	72.7%
2018 Q4	50.0%	26.0%	72.7%
2019 Q1	68.9%	17.8%	69.9%
2019 Q2	68.7%	25.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	93.9%	6.1%	69.6%
2019 Q4	82.5%	17.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	81.8%	16.9%	68.4%
2020 Q2	80.8%	19.2%	63.9%
2020 Q3	83.1%	10.8%	63.8%
2020 Q4	86.2%	5.2%	65.3%
2021 Q1	81.8%	16.9%	59.4%
2021 Q2	59.7%	20.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	63.4%	26.8%	53.1%
2021 Q4	68.5%	18.5%	53.0%
2022 Q1	81.0%	19.0%	51.6%
2022 Q2	74.5%	18.2%	56.0%
2022 Q3	73.0%	18.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	80.7%	15.8%	54.1%
2023 Q1	72.2%	25.0%	53.5%
2023 Q2	67.6%	27.0%	58.5%
2023 Q3	85.4%	4.9%	59.0%
2023 Q4	75.9%	6.9%	59.8%
2024 Q1	44.0%	40.0%	58.8%
2024 Q2	76.9%	11.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	72.2%	8.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	67.7%	16.1%	65.6%
2025 Q1	78.4%	16.2%	62.1%
2025 Q2	59.1%	36.4%	65.0%
2025 Q3	69.0%	13.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	62.5%	9.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	58.1%	29.0%	60.6%
2026 Q2	66.7%	20.8%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Eastbourne against England

Eastbourne
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Eastbourne	England
2008 Q1	79.7%	85.1%
2008 Q2	88.9%	86.1%
2008 Q3	94.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	78.6%	85.3%
2009 Q1	96.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	97.9%	86.8%
2009 Q3	91.5%	87.4%
2009 Q4	90.2%	86.9%
2010 Q1	100.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	88.4%	88.0%
2010 Q3	89.7%	87.7%
2010 Q4	90.7%	87.5%
2011 Q1	90.5%	87.9%
2011 Q2	96.4%	88.5%
2011 Q3	85.1%	88.3%
2011 Q4	81.0%	88.3%
2012 Q1	90.8%	88.2%
2012 Q2	97.2%	89.2%
2012 Q3	95.8%	89.0%
2012 Q4	92.3%	88.9%
2013 Q1	89.5%	89.8%
2013 Q2	95.1%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.4%	90.3%
2013 Q4	89.5%	89.6%
2014 Q1	88.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	91.7%	90.5%
2014 Q3	88.5%	90.0%
2014 Q4	89.1%	89.2%
2015 Q1	91.2%	89.3%
2015 Q2	91.7%	90.2%
2015 Q3	93.7%	90.0%
2015 Q4	87.0%	89.2%
2016 Q1	96.5%	90.0%
2016 Q2	89.7%	90.3%
2016 Q3	92.9%	90.2%
2016 Q4	93.0%	89.7%
2017 Q1	94.4%	89.9%
2017 Q2	95.7%	90.5%
2017 Q3	89.7%	90.0%
2017 Q4	93.0%	90.1%
2018 Q1	93.9%	90.5%
2018 Q2	94.7%	91.0%
2018 Q3	96.8%	91.2%
2018 Q4	88.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	82.2%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.5%	91.0%
2019 Q3	97.0%	90.6%
2019 Q4	80.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	83.1%	89.9%
2020 Q2	98.1%	90.2%
2020 Q3	98.5%	90.6%
2020 Q4	98.3%	90.3%
2021 Q1	83.1%	90.9%
2021 Q2	95.5%	91.2%
2021 Q3	91.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	90.7%	90.1%
2022 Q1	100.0%	90.0%
2022 Q2	98.2%	90.4%
2022 Q3	97.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	98.2%	89.4%
2023 Q1	100.0%	89.3%
2023 Q2	94.6%	89.2%
2023 Q3	90.2%	88.6%
2023 Q4	96.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.0%	88.2%
2024 Q2	100.0%	89.1%
2024 Q3	97.2%	89.4%
2024 Q4	93.5%	88.6%
2025 Q1	100.0%	89.3%
2025 Q2	97.7%	90.4%
2025 Q3	96.6%	90.1%
2025 Q4	90.6%	90.1%
2026 Q1	90.3%	90.6%
2026 Q2	93.8%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks64.3%
8 to 13 weeks12.9%
13 to 26 weeks1.4%
Over 26 weeks2.9%
Extension of time agreed18.6%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	90
8 to 13 weeks	18
13 to 26 weeks	2
Over 26 weeks	4
Extension of time agreed	26

Appeals

Decided: 7
Allowed: 42.9%
Median wait: 9 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Eastbourne has published 12 conservation areas.
Eastbourne has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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