97 Fairlight Road, Hastings, TN35 5EJ Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00222 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Planning application to remodel the existing garage to create a new two storey dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
25 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
20 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 205 m away: Hastings Country Park
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.
National landscape 67 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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 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 £680,000 in September 2019. Detached house, freehold.

4 September 2019£680,000
14 October 2010£410,000
29 January 1997£155,000

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

Building

Floor area231 m² (2,486 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2010, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN35 5EJ
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
ORE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
REFUSED PERMISSION
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
AVF Planning and Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 18% of extensions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
157decided 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 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.