HS/EX/26/00064

1. 4 Feb 2026

   Received by Hastings

2. 1 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: REFUSED PERMISSION

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• HS/FA/26/00193 Awaiting decision

  Shop and Premises, 26 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DU

  Change of use of lower ground floor from hot food takeaway/ancillary storage to a mixed use of takeaway storage and self contained flat (C3).

  1 Apr 2026 0m away Full applications
• HS/CD/26/00353 Granted

  Warehouse and Premises, 5-9 Western Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DG

  Discharge of Condition 3: Drainage layout and Condition 5: CCTV drain survey of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00657

  10 Jun 2026 77m away Conditions
• HS/FA/25/00657 Granted

  Warehouse and Premises, 5-9 Western Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DG

  Extension to replace fenced open storage area, to security protection store for waste electrical and electronic equipment

  27 Oct 2025 77m away Full applications
• HS/FA/25/00535 Granted

  First Floor And Second Floor Flat, 40A London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AN

  Replacement of six white timber windows (4. no sliding sash windows, 2. no casement windows) at the rear of the building with white uPVC windows (retrospective)

  16 Sep 2025 88m away Full applications
• HS/FA/26/00149 Granted

  Building Society, 38-40 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AN

  Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch

  16 Mar 2026 88m away Full applications
• HS/CD/21/00335 Refused

  Vehicle Repair Workshop, 31 South Street St Leonards-on-sea, First Floor Club & Premises 3 Western Road, TN37 6AP

  Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details of new rooflights, windows and doors on Western elevation); 4 (materials); 7 (details of ventilation equipment); 10 (joinery details); 11 (infilling details); 12 (details of external vents and boiler flues); 13 (details of rainwater goods) and 14 (noise levels) of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00469

  7 Apr 2021 109m away Conditions

• 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

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 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).

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  12 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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)

  11 Feb 2026 Lawful development