Conservation area in Eastbourne to be extended

Cabinet councillors have approved the expansion of the College Conservation Area, which was first adopted in 1986 and covers a zone immediately next to Eastbourne College. It is one of Eastbourne Borough Council’s 12 conservation areas. The council’s Colin Swansborough, the cabinet member for place services and special projects, said, “This is a really positive step for the town in terms of conservation and is a move that was well supported throughout two public consultations. “By enlarging the College Conservation Area we are boosting the importance of the heritage assets in this part of town and significantly broadening the range of good quality properties that will be protected for the future.” A periodic review of the conservation area by an independent consultancy in late 2018 included a detailed survey and consideration of the area’s existing boundaries with suggestions for possible extensions. There then followed a public consultation in spring 2019 over altering the boundaries to make the conservation area bigger and feedback was positive. More detailed proposals for the boundary extension were drawn up and these were consulted upon later in the year, broadly gaining support from respondents. A message from the Editor, Gary Shipton: In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news, I am asking you to please purchase a copy of our newspapers. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspapers. Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis. Stay safe, and best wishes.