Planning application
1 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for change of use of a C3(a) dwelling house to a Children's home for a maximum of two adolescents aged 11-18 with complex needs, with associated carers (C2)
As published by the council, reference HS/FA/26/00007
Application record
- Reference
- HS/FA/26/00007
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- GRANTED PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- ASHDOWN
- Decision by
- DELEGATED
- Postcode
- TN37 7NE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hastings register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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HS/PR/26/00006 Granted
1 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for change of use from C3(a) to C3(b) for a maximum of two adolescents aged 11-18 with complex needs, with dedicated 1:1 care, living together as a single household
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jan 2026
Received by Hastings
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- FINAL DELEGATED REPORT
- BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BIN STORE
- PROPOSED BIN STORE
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- BLOCK PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Hastings granted permission on 2 April 2026, 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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for change of use from C3(a) to C3(b) for a maximum of two adolescents aged 11-18 with complex needs, with dedicated 1:1 care, living together as a single household
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