Beach front retirement flats plan gets green light
Plans for a retirement flats complex on Eastbourne seafront which will provide 126 apartments for older people have been approved.
Eastbourne Borough Council had considered two previous versions of the scheme on land to the east of Martinique Way, at Sovereign Harbour.
Decisions were previously deferred following concerns over the size and impact of the development on the surrounding area. Developer Untold Living revised its plans and the scheme was approved at a planning meeting on Tuesday.
Frances Lawrence, chairwoman of the Sovereign Harbour Residents Association, said: “Looking at the bigger picture, we see yet another retirement complex being proposed that simply doesn’t serve the needs of the town.”