Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU Data via plota.co.uk

HS/PA/26/00382 - PA Part 3 Class MA Registered
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for change the use of the identified ground-floor office accommodation to Class C3 residential use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents 22

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ESCC FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CLASS MA PRIOR APPROVAL STATEMENT Other · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 18

PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PHOTOGRAPH SHEETS Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH SIDE ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EAST REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Site Notice Site Notice · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
PA Part 3 Class MA
Postcode
TN38 0JU
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
CENTRAL ST LEONARDS 2018
Case officer
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Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Site notice
2 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Flat 2, 5 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Replacement of 1 no. rear timber sliding sash window with 'heritage rose' uPVC sliding sa…
HS/FA/25/00575
2025 Approved
Flat 2, 5 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Replacement of 1 no. rear timber sliding sash window with 'heritage rose' uPVC sliding sa…
HS/FA/25/00575
2022 Approved
76 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Proposed additional rooflight to East facing roof slope with the addition of a bedroom to…
HS/FA/22/00909
2022 Approved
76 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Proposed additional rooflight to East facing roof slope with the addition of a bedroom to…
HS/FA/22/00909
2022 Approved
78 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Application for the Proposed Change of Use from Residential Care Home (Use Class C2) to a…
HS/FA/22/00075
2022 Approved
78 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Application for the Proposed Change of Use from Residential Care Home (Use Class C2) to a…
HS/FA/22/00075
2021 Approved
76 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37
Change of use from Rest/ residential home (C2/C2A) to x4 apartments (C3) with internal al…
HS/FA/21/00733
2021 Refused
Basement 13A and Flat 1,(Ground Floor), 13 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Replacement timber sliding sash wndows to uPVC sliding sash windows and door within groun…
HS/FA/21/00025
2020 Approved
The Frimley Centre, 64 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/19/00355 (New sing…
HS/FA/20/00380
2020 Approved
The Frimley Centre, 64 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/19/00355 (New sing…
HS/FA/20/00380
2019 Approved
64 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
New single-storey building for a rehearsal space, office and WCs. Demolition of existing…
HS/FA/19/00355
2019 Approved
64 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
New single-storey building for a rehearsal space, office and WCs. Demolition of existing…
HS/FA/19/00355
2019 Approved
St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Proposed removal of external fire escape and alteration for internal fire escape and new…
HS/FA/19/00471
2019 Approved
St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Proposed removal of external fire escape and alteration for internal fire escape and new…
HS/FA/19/00471
2019 Approved
Flat 11, Gordon Mansions, 36 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
Proposed replacement windows
HS/FA/19/00112
2019 Approved
Flat 11, Gordon Mansions, 36 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
Proposed replacement windows
HS/FA/19/00112
2018 Approved
37 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
New vehicular access with cross-over
HS/FA/18/00524
2018 Approved
37 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
New vehicular access with cross-over
HS/FA/18/00524
2018 Approved
37 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
Change of Use of property from 5No.self-contained flats to 1No. dwelling house, and erect…
HS/FA/18/00007
2018 Approved
37 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
Change of Use of property from 5No.self-contained flats to 1No. dwelling house, and erect…
HS/FA/18/00007
2017 Approved
60 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Change of use from C2 (residential institutional) to a House of Multiple Occupation for 9…
HS/FA/17/00430
2017 Approved
Ground Floor, 4 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Replacement of existing bay windows with UPVC eurocell vertical sliding sash windows to t…
HS/FA/17/00789
2017 Approved
Ground Floor, 4 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Replacement of existing bay windows with UPVC eurocell vertical sliding sash windows to t…
HS/FA/17/00789
2017 Approved
Ground Floor Flat, 5 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
The replacement of the 3 windows to the front bay window of the ground floor flat with wh…
HS/FA/17/00031
2017 Approved
Ground Floor Flat, 5 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
The replacement of the 3 windows to the front bay window of the ground floor flat with wh…
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Hastings
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#159 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hastings ranks #125 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hastings decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #115 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #148 of 292
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #125 of 292
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #180 of 292
73%
Minor dwellings approved
48 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
22 decided
339
Total decisions
35 refused in 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings