Fire Station, 40 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AD Data via plota.co.uk

HS/TP/26/00265 - Tree Preservation Order - works related Refused

Proposal

G001 - group of trees on east boundary of Fire Station adjoining No34 The Ridge - prune lateral branches by approximately 3 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
27 May 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
20 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

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

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 199 m away: High Weald; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
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
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Postcode
TN34 2AD
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
BAIRD 2018
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
REFUSED PERMISSION
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
Southern Land Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 5 days slower than Hastings's median of 49 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 20% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Hastings in the last twelve months, from validation. Hastings decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 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

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