Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

HS/FA/26/00066

Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB

Refused Hastings Full Planning Permission

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference HS/FA/26/00066

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Received by Hastings

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: REFUSED PERMISSION

  3. 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 full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • HS/CD/23/00070 Granted

    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.

    6 Feb 2023 0m away Conditions
  • HS/CD/23/00046 Granted

    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))

    26 Jan 2023 0m away Conditions
  • HS/CD/22/00854 Granted

    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))

    25 Oct 2022 0m away Conditions
  • 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

    9 Feb 2026 0m away Conditions
  • HS/AA/25/00541 Granted

    Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB

    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

    18 Sep 2025 0m away Advertising
  • 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

    5 Feb 2026 0m away Conditions

In Hastings

  • HS/FA/26/00155 Granted

    Mardan Court, 2 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LH

    Installation of 3 replacement external doors providing access to the communal areas.

    18 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • HS/FA/26/00132 Granted

    ALDI, 555 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB

    Planning application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker

    10 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • HS/FA/26/00280 Granted

    45 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL

    Changes to fenestration to include changing a window to a door on the rear elevation and adding an AOV(Automatic Opening Vent) on the roof.

    11 May 2026 Full applications
  • HS/FA/26/00257 Refused

    Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 22 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QH

    Subdivision of 2nd and 3rd floor maisonette into 2no. self contained flats. Extension to front elevation dormer window.

    27 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • HS/FA/26/00436 Awaiting decision

    19D Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EF

    Provide external outdoor terrace area on existing flat roof above 2nd floor kitchen.

    17 Jul 2026 Full applications