Planning application
HS/EX/25/00552
28 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for up to 8 occupants.
As published by the council, reference HS/EX/25/00552
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Hastings
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26 Nov 2025
Decision issued: REFUSED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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HS/EX/26/00084 Refused
28 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a small HMO within Use Class C4 (3?6 occupants)
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HS/FA/25/00553 Awaiting decision
59 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Conversion of first floor from ancillary space of Class E barbershop to Class C3 self-contained one-bedroom residential flat (amended description)
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HS/FA/26/00119 Refused
65 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Proposed change of use of ground floor from Class E (retail) to mixed use Class E (restaurant) and Sui Generis (hot food takeaway) with alterations to the shopfront. Change of use of first floor from Class E (retail) to studio flat (Class C3) . First floor rear extension. Installation of extraction vent to rear elevation. Use of roof of ground floor rear extension as courtyard including siting of refuse storage. Installation of two rooflights (amended description)
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HS/FA/26/00287 Awaiting decision
8 Mann Street, Hastings, TN34 1SE
Change of use of the existing residential dwellinghouse from Use Class C3 to a small House in Multiple Occupation, Use Class C4, for occupation by up to six unrelated persons sharing facilities (Retrospective)
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HS/AA/25/00641 Granted
Pavement o/s Hastings Post Office, Queens Road, Hastings TN34 1PH
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones. 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
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HS/FA/25/00640 Granted
Pavement o/s Hastings Post Office, Queens Road, Hastings TN34 1PH
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones.
Other lawful development applications
In Hastings
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HS/PR/26/00328 Granted
16 Meadowsweet Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TJ
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension/infill
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HS/EX/26/00421 Awaiting decision
Land at Chiltern Drive, Hastings, TN34 3PH
Application for a Certificate of Lawful development to confirm that Planning Permission HS/DS/24/00428 has been lawfully commenced and implemented.
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HS/PR/26/00304 Refused
54 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JN
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a 4 metre, ground floor rear extension with flat roof and removal of chimney (amended description).
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HS/PR/26/00288 Granted
Highbury House, 404 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RR
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a single storey rear extension.
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HS/EX/26/00084 Refused
28 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a small HMO within Use Class C4 (3?6 occupants)