Former Eastbourne care home to be converted into shared housing

Amended proposals to convert a former Eastbourne care home into shared housing have been given the go ahead by planners this week. On Tuesday (July 23), Eastbourne Borough Council’s planning committee granted developers planning permission to convert the former Tredegar Care Home in Upper Avenue into a 14-bedroom HMO (house in multiple occupation).The committee unanimously approved the scheme, saying developers had gone a long way to address concerns raised at a previous meeting.The meeting marked the second time the application had been before the committee, having been deferred at a meeting last month due to councillors’ concerns.In light of these concerns, the committee asked officers to negotiate a reduction in the maximum number of residents, the inclusion of dedicated manager’s accommodation and provision of a communal living room for occupants.The applicant agreed to the amendments and revised plans have been received by the council.The changes have resulted in the loss of three-double occupancy rooms, and together with the extra change of two double-occupancy rooms to single occupancy, the maximum occupancy would be down to 26 people, a reduction of eight compared to the previous plans.Following further discussion, the committee unanimously approved the application.