HS/PR/25/00546

1. 22 Sep 2025

   Received by Hastings

2. 21 Oct 2025

   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/21/00520 Granted

  Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD

  Construction of a new nursery/preschool setting in the grounds of Conquest Hospital for the use by staff only. This application will supersede previous planning approval HS/FA/20/00422.

  24 May 2021 0m away Full applications
• HS/FA/25/00645 Granted

  Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD

  The installation of a new AHU Plant Room to the existing level 04 plant roof area.

  28 Oct 2025 0m away Full applications
• HS/TP/25/00490 Granted

  8 Cockcrow Wood, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HW

  T1 Oak - Pollarded by 2 to 3 metres T2 Oak - 3 to 4 meter overall reduction T3 Oak - 3 to 4 meter overall reduction (amended description)

  21 Aug 2025 222m away Trees
• RR/2025/1762/NA Granted

  The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA

  Change of Use of the Maple Room (Previous Use Class D1 and D2) to a Driving Test Centre (Use Class Sui Generis) - Retrospective

  19 Sep 2025 255m away Outline
• HS/FA/26/00366 Awaiting decision

  221 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN

  Conversion of existing storage accommodation to habitable living space, including removal of the existing garage frontage, removal of a rear external door, raising of the existing garage roof line, insertion of new windows and doors, blocking up of redundant openings and construction of porch to side (amended description)

  15 Jun 2026 375m away Householder
• HS/FA/20/00764 Granted

  227 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QY

  Proposed two storey side extension to provide 3 additional bedrooms with en-suites and living accommodation. New pitched roof over existing front porch. 2 No. new windows to the kitchen on the rear elevation and 1 No. new window to the bedroom on the front elevation. New vehicular access from Hillside Road.

  23 Oct 2020 440m away Householder

• 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