Aldersgate Terrace, Shepherd Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ET
Refused on 31 July 2026
Council decision: REFUSED PERMISSION1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed conversion of existing single storey dwelling to form 2no. self contained flats. Proposed roof alteration with raised ridge height and the installation of 6no. conservation roof lights.
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Ward
- CENTRAL ST LEONARDS
- Agent
- Baker Architectural Ltd
- ReceivedReceived
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation28 Apr
- TargetTarget Date28 Apr
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
About this application
This is a full planning application at Aldersgate Terrace, Shepherd Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ET. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 164 days, 15 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the St Leonards East (Gensing) conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across CENTRAL ST LEONARDS. 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
- The proposed first floor flat (Unit 1), by reason of the restricted outlook afforded to habitable rooms throughout the dwelling, would fail to provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies DM3 and HC1 of the Hastings Local Plan - Development Management Plan (2015) and Paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- TN38 0ET
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 6 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 28 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 April 2026
- Decision issued
- 30 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Baker Architectural Ltd
- Architect profile
- BAKER ARCHITECTURAL LTD
- Agent address
- 29 Stirling Road, Castleham Business Centre East, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9NP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Larkin
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 March 2026
- Site notice start
- 20 March 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: St Leonards East (Gensing)
- 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.
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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.
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Source: Hastings
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