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33 Alma Villas, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QU

HS/FA/26/00235Refused

Refused on 10 August 2026

Council decision: REFUSED PERMISSION3 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of garden annexe

Received
16 April 2026
Ward
SILVERHILL
  1. Received16 Apr
  2. Validated1 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 70 days

About this application

This is a planning application for an outbuilding at 33 Alma Villas, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QU. Hastings has handled 1,084 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across SILVERHILL. We hold 176 applications in total for the TN37 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, by reason of its mass, height and length and its proximity to the side boundaries will create a visually dominant and oppressive form of development, harmful to the outlook of the neighbouring properties and consequently harmful to their residential amenities. The proposal fails to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015 and the relevant policies contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development includes a side elevation window. Given the limited height of the side boundary treatment at this point, the proposed development would give rise to direct overlooking onto no. 34 Alma Villas, harmful to their residential amenities and contrary to the requirements of Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015 and the relevant policies contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The plans and drawings submitted in support of this retrospective application are not an accurate representation of the building and development as existing on site. The Local Planning Authority cannot be satisfied as to the precise nature, scale and extent of the development for which permission is sought and is therefore unable to undertake a full and proper assessment of its planning merits and impacts. In the absence of accurate plans the proposal fails to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan Development Management Plan 2015 and the relevant policies contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN37 6QU

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Harry Wells

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Hastings

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