HS/PR/25/00644

1. 27 Oct 2025

   Received by Hastings

2. 25 Nov 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/26/00307 Awaiting decision

  15 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB

  Alterations to elevations including new windows and glazed doors. Engineering works to reduce ground level adjacent to west (side) elevation. Conversion of garage to form ancillary living accommodation. Raising height of existing terrace and formation of glazed balustrade (amended description).

  21 May 2026 0m away Householder
• HS/CD/26/00289 Awaiting decision

  15 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Southern Water confirmation of connection to the Public Sewerage System) and 6 (Soft landscaping plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00643

  13 May 2026 0m away Conditions
• HS/FA/25/00643 Granted

  15 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB

  Erection of an annexe for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse, including raised decking area with stepped access (amended description).

  27 Oct 2025 0m away Householder
• HS/PR/26/00236 Awaiting decision

  47 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AP

  Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for external and internal alterations

  16 Apr 2026 98m away Lawful development
• HS/PR/21/00652 Granted

  8 Beynon Way, Hastings, TN34 2FN

  Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a loft conversion

  7 Jul 2021 175m away Lawful development
• HS/FA/22/00937 Refused

  264 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2AG

  Alterations to front driveway, removal of existing steel gates and front boundary wall, first floor extension over existing side extension, hip to gable roof extension with front and rear dormers and raised patio area (part retrospective)

  24 Nov 2022 197m 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