Sunbeam Cottage, 103 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00205 - Full Planning Permission Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

New vehicular access with dropped kerb, off street parking for 2 No. cars and turning area on land adjacent to Sunbeam Cottage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
20 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FINAL DELEGATED REPORT Report · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER Consultee Comment · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE SURVEY Drawing · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION, BLOCK PLANS AND SITE SECTIONS Drawing · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF HIGH WEALD AONB Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURE SPACE Consultee Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Site Notice Site Notice · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT Other · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 6 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 434 m away: Hastings Country Park; Inside the Bachelor's Bump built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN35 4LL
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
ORE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
REFUSED PERMISSION
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
Elevations Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 29 days slower than Hastings's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 18% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
157decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Hastings in the last twelve months, from validation. Hastings decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Refused
Land adjoining Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Discharge of condition 9 (environment agency permit) of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00132
HS/CD/21/01115
2021 Approved
Land adjoining, Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Discharge of conditions: 7 (external storage bin area); 8 (drainage); 11 (parking); 12 (c…
HS/CD/21/00852
2021 Refused
Land adjoining Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Discharge of condition 9 (environment agency permit) of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/0013…
HS/CD/21/00669
2020 Approved
Land adjoining Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Erection of new dwelling
HS/FA/20/00132
2020 Approved
Land adjoining Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Erection of new dwelling
HS/FA/20/00132
2020 Refused
Valkyries, 99 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Garage conversion into a residential annexe
HS/FA/20/00765
2020 Refused
Valkyries, 99 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Garage conversion into a residential annexe
HS/FA/20/00765
2020 Approved
Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of new dwelling.
RR/2020/473/NA
2020 Approved
Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of new dwelling.
RR/2020/473/NA
2019 Approved
Valkyries, 99 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Creation of a 19 x 13 metre swimming pond with brick built wall within surrounded by land…
HS/FA/19/00506
2019 Approved
Valkyries, 99 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Creation of a 19 x 13 metre swimming pond with brick built wall within surrounded by land…
HS/FA/19/00506
2018 Withdrawn
Sunbeam Cottage - Land adjoining, 103 Rye Road, Bachelors Bump, Hastings, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of 12 houses for affordable homes.
RR/2018/2799/NA
2018 Withdrawn
Sunbeam Cottage - Land adjoining, 103 Rye Road, Bachelors Bump, Hastings, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of 12 houses for affordable homes.
RR/2018/2799/NA
2017 Approved
Vale View, 101 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Extension to side and rear of dwelling with raised decked area
HS/FA/17/01048
2017 Approved
Vale View, 101 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Extension to side and rear of dwelling with raised decked area
HS/FA/17/01048
2017 Approved
Land adjoining Lidham Farmhouse, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Approval of all reserved matters relating to the Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout…
HS/DS/17/00414
2017 Approved
Land adjoining Lidham Farmhouse, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Approval of all reserved matters relating to the Access, Appearance, Landscaping, Layout…
HS/DS/17/00414
2017 Approved
Lidham Farm House, Rye Road, Hastings TN35 4LL
Erection of two storey dwelling.
RR/2017/1779/NA
2017 Approved
Lidham Farm House, Rye Road, Hastings TN35 4LL
Erection of two storey dwelling.
RR/2017/1779/NA
2017 Approved
Lidham Farm House, Rye Road, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of two storey dwelling.
RR/2017/1688/NA
2017 Approved
Lidham Farm House, Rye Road, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of two storey dwelling.
RR/2017/1688/NA
2016 Approved
Lidham Farmhouse - land adjoining, Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of two storey dwelling.
RR/2016/1128/NA
2016 Approved
Lidham Farmhouse - land adjoining, Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, Hastings Consultation TN35 4LL
Erection of two storey dwelling.
RR/2016/1128/NA
Hastings
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#206 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hastings ranks #139 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

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Hastings decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #172 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #190 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #139 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #224 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
49 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
25 decided
338
Total decisions
44 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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