Vehicle Repair Workshop and Premises, 371 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AJ Data via plota.co.uk

HS/PR/26/00344 - Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (prop) Approved

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for installation of new opening with roller shutter to northwest elevation, 2no. access doors to east elevation and replacement windows to southeast and northwest elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
10 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 161 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
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
Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev (prop)
Postcode
TN38 8AJ
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
WEST ST LEONARDS
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
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Agent
Liversedge Design Collective LLP
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 96 days from validation, 41 days slower than Hastings's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
164decided 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 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.