3 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RA Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00306 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing dwelling house into lower ground floor 3 bed 5 person flat (C3) and the ground, first and second floor to a 10 room Sui generis HMO. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 72 m away: Alexandra Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 41 m away: Springfield Road, St Leonards; Local nature reserve 448 m away: Ponds Wood; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £275,000 in September 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

19 September 2025£275,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
5 June 2000£85,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area365 m² (3,929 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN37 6RA
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
GENSING
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
AJ Leaseplan Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster than Hastings's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14948234
Planning Portal ref
PP-14948234
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.