Planning application
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 internally illuminated totems, 1 internally illumined wall mounted individual logo and letters. Sign 01: internally illuminated totem Sign 02: internally illuminated totem Sign 03: internally illuminated individual letters and logo
As published by the council, reference HS/AA/25/00541
Application record
- Reference
- HS/AA/25/00541
- Type
- Advertisement consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- GRANTED PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- ASHDOWN
- Decision by
- DELEGATED
- Postcode
- TN37 7PB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hastings register
This site has had 14 applications since 2024: 11 approved, 3 refused.
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HS/CD/26/00185 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of conditions: 22 (electric vehicle charging) and 33 (car parking details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/26/00077 Refused
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 22 (electric vehicle charging details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/FA/26/00066 Refused
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Change of use of the ground floor of Block 1, from a community centre to 2 x 2 bed self-contained flats, with associated parking and ancillary works
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HS/CD/26/00069 Refused
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 33 (car parking area) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/26/00023 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 21 (refuse storage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/25/00760 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 23 (materials - cladding on retaining wall) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/25/00745 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of conditions: 15 (lighting scheme) and 41 (servicing management plan) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/25/00724 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 30 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/25/00626 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 7 (Soft Landscaping Details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
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HS/CD/25/00590 Granted
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 13 (evidence of drainage system) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Hastings
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29 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Nov 2025
Decision issued: GRANTED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The Harris Partnership Ltd. Agent, registered in West Yorkshire
Active · incorporated 1984 · West Yorkshire
218 applications on PlanIndex · across 73 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- FINAL DELEGATED REPORT
- EXISTING SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE LOCATION AD BLOCK PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED ENTRANCE SIGNAGE DETAILS
- PROPOSED ENTRANCE SIGNAGE DETAILS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hastings granted permission on 26 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of Condition 39 (details of proposed road[s], surface water drainage, outfall disposal and street lighting) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00003 (Erection of a total of 151 no. dwellings (C3) and a 188 sq.m community centre (Use Class F2(b)) accessed from Harrow Lane, together with a 1,918 sq.m food retail store (Use Class E(a)) accessed from Sedlescombe Road North, and associated car parking, landscaping and servicing areas following demolition of the existing buildings.
Granted Conditions Demolition 19 docsMajor scheme -
Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 23 (materials) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00003 (Erection of a total of 151 no. dwellings (C3) and a 188 sq.m community centre (Use Class F2(b)) accessed from Harrow Lane, together with a 1,918 sq.m food retail store (Use Class E(a)) accessed from Sedlescombe Road North, and associated car parking, landscaping and servicing areas following demolition of the existing buildings (amended description))
Granted Conditions Demolition 7 docsMajor scheme -
Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 25 (implementation of measures submitted in: ecological report; arboricultural implications report; flood risk assessment and drainage strategies; air quality assessment; noise assessment and noise & air quality technical note) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00003 (Erection of a total of 151 no. dwellings (C3) and a 188 sq.m community centre (Use Class F2(b)) accessed from Harrow Lane, together with a 1,918 sq.m food retail store (Use Class E(a)) accessed from Sedlescombe Road North, and associated car parking, landscaping and servicing areas following demolition of the existing buildings (amended description))
Granted Conditions Demolition 8 docsMajor scheme -
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 22 (electric vehicle charging details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
Refused Conditions 2 docs -
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Change of use of the ground floor of Block 1, from a community centre to 2 x 2 bed self-contained flats, with associated parking and ancillary works
Refused Full applications New dwelling 14 docs -
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Discharge of condition 33 (car parking area) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
Refused Conditions 5 docs
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