South Way, Newhaven
Description
Phillip Mann estate agents are delighted to offer this development site. The site is located at the A26/A259 junction in the centre of Newhaven, immediately opposite the pedestrianised High Street.
The property comprises a cleared site for the development of a new four-storey block consisting of 13 flats and 1 commercial shop/office unit on this gateway site into Newhaven.
Planning permission is expected shortly on the planning application for 13 flats and office space, under reference LW/20/0360 on the Lewes and Eastbourne Borough Council's planning website -
The new block is to have a prominent shop/office on the ground floor with two x 2 bedroom flats and one x 1 bedroom flat.
First floor - three x 2 bedroom flats, one x 1 bedroom flat.
Second floor - three x 2 bedroom flats and one x 1 bedroom flat.
Third floor - two x 1 bedroom flats.
Alternative schemes without the commercial or social units possible subject to planning.
NB. in accordance with the 'estate agents act 1979' we are obliged to inform all interested parties that this property is owned by a employee of Phillip Mann Estate Agents.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School261 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 473
- Type
- Community school
- Breakwater Academy756 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 144
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- High Cliff Academy833 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 154
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 232
- Type
- Community school
- Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 449
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Seahaven Academy840 metresOfsted report card · Nov 2025
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 701
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Peacehaven Community School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 890
- Type
- Academy converter
- Seaford Head School3.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,461
- Type
- Academy converter
- Longhill High School5.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 632
- Type
- Community school
- Priory School5.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,153
- Type
- Foundation school
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Phillip Mann Estate Agents, Newhaven
Riverside House, 16 Bridge Street, Newhaven, BN9 9PJ
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