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Flat 1, Fairseat Court, 34 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB

HS/FA/26/00052Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 16 March 2026

Council decision: REFUSED PERMISSIONDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective planning application for a 1.8m tall fence and gate to front elevation

Received
26 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
SILVERHILL
Agent
SWG Designs South East
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Apr
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Flat 1, Fairseat Court, 34 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Springfield Road, St Leonards conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across SILVERHILL. We hold 197 applications in total for the TN38 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Hastings Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The boundary treatment results in an incongruous and uncharacteristic form of development that is at odds with the character and appearance of the conservation area. The application is therefore contrary to policy EN1 of the Hastings Planning Strategy (2014) and policies DM1 and HN1 of the Hastings Development Management Plan (2015) and relevant paragraphs of the National Planning Policy Framework. Appeal against decision Guidance on appeals can be found here . If you want a planning appeal to follow the inquiry procedure, you will need to tell us and the Planning Inspectorate. This must be done at least 10 days before your appeal submission. To tell us and the planning inspectorate, please email:. Planning Inspectorate: inquiryappeals@planninginspectorate.gov.uk Planning Services: planning@hastings.gov.uk Further details about the inquiry procedure can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/inquiries-review-notification-of-inquiry-as-preferred-procedure-now-re quired-10-days-prior-to-appeal-submission To: SWG Designs South East 23 Goulds Drive a 0 Westfield TN35 4QY LUD for Eleanor Evans Planning Services Manager

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN38 0TB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 February 2026
Consultation start
19 February 2026
Last date for comments
7 April 2026
Target decision date
7 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
SWG Designs South East
Architect profile
SWG DESIGNS SOUTH EAST LTD
Agent address
23 Goulds Drive, Westfield, TN35 4QY

Planning decision

Case officer
Zoe Taylor
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 February 2026
Site notice start
20 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Springfield Road, St Leonards
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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