46 Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BY Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00387 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Replacement of exsiting timber casement and sash windows for white upvc georgian sash and casement windows to the front, rear and east elevations to the ground, first and third floors. Replacement of timber external doors for upvc on the front, rear and east elevations to the ground floor (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Grosvenor Gardens 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 ↗
Special protection area 104 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
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £400,000 in May 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

14 May 2026£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
8 May 2008£130,000

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
Householder
Postcode
TN38 0BY
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
CENTRAL ST LEONARDS
Case officer
Show
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
LH Architectural
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
155decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 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

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

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.