Shop and Premises, 265 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6NB Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00354 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Partial conversion of existing shop storage areas (class E) at ground and lower ground floor level into two bedroom flat together with rear/side single storey extensions at lower ground floor level, alterations to openings and retaining wall with stepped access to new patio in rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Validated
30 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 29

Plans & drawings 15

PDF PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Amended Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS AND BLOCK PLAN Amended Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION,BLOCK, EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Amended Plans · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Superseded Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS, AND BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS Amended Plans · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Superseded Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS, AND BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION,BLOCK, EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Superseded Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION,BLOCK, EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELAVTIONS AND ROOF PLAN Superseded Drawing · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECCOND FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS Drawing · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION,BLOCK, EXISTING NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND, GROUND, FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Conservation area 20 m away: Springfield Road, St Leonards
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 225 m away: Alexandra Park; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 3

Last sold for £130,000 in April 2006. Flat or maisonette, freehold.

13 April 2006£130,000
10 January 2000£44,000
7 August 1997£22,500

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

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN37 6NB
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
GENSING
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
De Novo Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 52 days slower 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14997255
Planning Portal ref
PP-14997255
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 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