Planning application
28 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SR
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
Application record
- Reference
- HS/EX/25/00552
- Type
- Cert. of Lawful Use/Development (extg)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- REFUSED PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- CASTLE
- Decision by
- DELEGATED
- Postcode
- TN34 1SR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hastings register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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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)
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
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
C. B. Wright & Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Gillingham
Active · incorporated 2010 · Gillingham
17 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- FINAL DELEGATED REPORT
- HMO LICENSING
- VIVIENNE TAYLOR
- COUNCIL TAX
- PLAN FOR DECISION
- HMO LICENSING
- COUNCIL TAX
- HOUSING
- LOCATION AND EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- SCREENSHOT COMPANIES HOUSE RECORDS FOR SKYLARK (UK) LTD
- SCREENSHOT MOBILE PHONE TEXT FROM HASTINGS BC HOUSING OFFICER
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- HMO LICENCE 2010-2015
- HMO LICENCE 2018-2023
- SWORN STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Hastings refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Other lawful development applications
In Hastings
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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/PR/26/00266 Granted
59 Winterbourne Close, Hastings, TN34 1XQ
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for the erection of a single-storey rear extension
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HS/PR/26/00171 Granted
15 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for the removal of existing rear extension and erection of a new brick built extension. Alterations to the existing garage structure to include side wall to be removed and replaced, altered openings and new roof. Extension to provide Utility Area, Cycle store and boiler to be relocated.
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HS/PR/26/00245 Granted
148 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TU
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for the erection of single storey side extension under permitted development.
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HS/PR/26/00250 Refused
8 Caple Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LW
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for installation of side and rear glazed doors/ windows and installation of roof lights to rear pitched roof.