Flat 1, Fairseat Court, 34 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00314 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

A proposed planning application for a 1.8m tall fence and gate to front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 May 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Springfield Road, St Leonards conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 207 m away: Ponds Wood
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.
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
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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN38 0TB
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
SILVERHILL
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
REFUSED PERMISSION
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
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Agent
SWG Designs South East

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 11 days slower than Hastings's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
131decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14912246
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 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