Woodlands, 15 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/25/00697 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Variation to conditions 2 (approved plans), 14 (soft landscaping), 17 (hard landscaping), and 18 (refuse) of Planning Permission - Amendments - Correction of Elevations:Addition of porch canopy:Updated Roof Pitch for Solar Panels:Updated Drainage Layout. Other condition amendments (14, 17 and 18) update drawing nos only to reflect those changes (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
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Consultation
5 Jan 2026
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Approved
16 Jan 2026

Approved on 16 Jan 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FINAL DELEGATED REPORT Report · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER Consultee Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUT Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER Consultee Comment · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF PROPOSED SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Amended Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Amended Plans · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Superseded Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Superseded Drawing · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 35 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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Drinking Fountain to North of 'ronaldsway', Grade II, 42 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hastings built-up area; Priority habitat 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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.

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN38 0SJ
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Ward
MAZE HILL
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
16 Jan 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
A. & M. Architectural Partnership LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster than Hastings's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
9%go to committee

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14444511
Planning Portal ref
PP-14444511
Consultation
5 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
5 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Construction of new 3 bed detached bungalow to the rear of Woodlands
HS/FA/23/00850
2023 Approved
Construction of new 3 bed detached bungalow to the rear of Woodlands
HS/FA/23/00850
2023 Approved
Extension of block paved driveway to accommodate disability vehicle and access for wheelc…
HS/FA/23/00805
2023 Approved
Extension of block paved driveway to accommodate disability vehicle and access for wheelc…
HS/FA/23/00805
2021 Refused
New 4 bedroomed detached dwelling to the rear of Woodlands
HS/FA/21/00812
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Fernside House, 49 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Number 1 - sweet chestnut tree - cut back by 3 metres. Number 2 - sweet chestnut tree - c…
HS/TP/25/00612
2025 Approved
Fernside House, 49 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Number 1 - sweet chestnut tree - cut back by 3 metres. Number 2 - sweet chestnut tree - c…
HS/TP/25/00612
2025 Approved
8 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Single-story extensions to the front, side and rear of the property.
HS/FA/25/00196
2025 Approved
8 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Single-story extensions to the front, side and rear of the property.
HS/FA/25/00196
2024 Approved
2 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a change of use from res…
HS/PR/24/00411
2024 Approved
2 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a change of use from res…
HS/PR/24/00411
2024
23 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Proposed Part 2 Storey and Part Single Storey Side Extension and Raised Terrace to Rear o…
HS/FA/24/00276
2024
23 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Proposed Part 2 Storey and Part Single Storey Side Extension and Raised Terrace to Rear o…
HS/FA/24/00276
2023 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Part demolition of existing bungalow, erection of first floor extension to create 3 bed c…
HS/FA/23/00251
2023 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Part demolition of existing bungalow, erection of first floor extension to create 3 bed c…
HS/FA/23/00251
2022 Approved
37 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
3x Horse Chesnut - Pollard
HS/TP/22/00715
2022 Approved
37 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
3x Horse Chesnut - Pollard
HS/TP/22/00715
2022 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Part demolition of existing bungalow, erection of first floor extension to create 3 bed c…
HS/FA/22/00648
2022 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Part demolition of existing bungalow, erection of first floor extension to create 3 bed c…
HS/FA/22/00648
2022 Approved
23 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Proposed 2 Storey Side Extension and Raised Terrace to Rear of Property, works to include…
HS/FA/22/00295
2022 Approved
23 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Proposed 2 Storey Side Extension and Raised Terrace to Rear of Property, works to include…
HS/FA/22/00295
2021 Refused
23 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Two storey side extension
HS/FA/21/00491
2021 Approved
Fernside House, 49 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
T99 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce crown by 4 linear metres
HS/TP/21/00393
2020 Approved
Woodland Cottage, 15 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Demolition of existing attached garage and construction of replacement single storey exte…
HS/FA/20/00583
2020 Approved
Woodland Cottage, 15 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Demolition of existing attached garage and construction of replacement single storey exte…
HS/FA/20/00583
2017 Approved
4 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Proposed front extension, rear window conversion into patio doors and installation of vel…
HS/FA/17/00391
2017 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Proposed new 3 bedroom house with a basement garage
HS/FA/17/00246
2017 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Proposed new 3 bedroom house with a basement garage
HS/FA/17/00246
2016 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Proposed new 3 bedroom house with a basement garage.
HS/FA/16/00610
2016 Refused
Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Proposed new 3 bedroom house with a basement garage.
HS/FA/16/00610
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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