Conditions, certificates and amendments This asks the council to confirm that an existing use or building is lawful.
What is proposed
In the council’s words, from its weekly list:
Application for a Certificate of Lawful development for existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) by up to 6 residents (Use Class C3(b))
The application names Class C3(b) (a home for up to six people receiving care). That is how the application describes it, not a finding of the lawful use.
Commenting on this application
Registered No decision on our record yet.
The council’s page on commenting ↗ says it takes no public comments on certificates of lawfulness.
The plans and documents are on the council’s file. When it is decided, the decision notice there will set out any conditions or the reasons for a refusal.
Conservation and heritage on this street
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Dunclutha Road as mapped.
Measured along the street’s line against the council’s boundaries. Whether a particular building is inside depends on where the boundary runs: each area’s page on the council’s site has its map. All 18 conservation areas
The council’s Article 4 direction on houses in multiple occupation covers the whole town (in force since 2 July 2012): turning a house into a shared house for three to six people needs planning permission. The council’s page ↗
Tree preservation orders within about 40 m of Dunclutha Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 32: made 21 September 1964, confirmed 26 November 1964; 4 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 85: made 12 June 1985, confirmed 29 July 1985; 3 trees, 3 groups of trees, 1 area of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 86: made 12 May 1987, confirmed 16 June 1987; 4 areas of trees, 6 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 88: made 10 June 1985, confirmed 29 July 1985; 1 woodland in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 119: made 5 October 1993, confirmed 11 January 1994; 34 trees, 5 areas of trees, 4 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 172: made 15 February 1996, confirmed 1 August 1996; 109 trees, 7 groups of trees, 6 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Indicative only — the council’s order is what counts. The council says of its tree order map data: “This dataset is under review and subject to change. Always refer to the Original Tree Preservation Order and associated plan for confirmation.” The council’s tree preservation orders page ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street
We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Dunclutha Road runs, not where the site’s boundary is. The application’s own documents on the council’s file show the site.
Flood zones
None of Dunclutha Road’s line is in Flood Zone 2 or 3 on the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning. In the Agency’s words: “This means a site in flood zone 1 could still flood now or in the future.”
Ancient woodland: Dunclutha Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory.
Natural England’s designations within about 100 m of the street’s mapped line. Each official page says what is protected there. Protected nature in Hastings
The council’s file counts 1 comment from the public: 1 objection, 0 in support (as it stood on Wed 21 Oct 2026). The count can change until the application is decided; we check it at most once a week.
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
RATING RECORDS CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS APPLICATIONS (Council Tax), asked Tue 22 Sep 2026
Consultee responses on the file
Responses filed as consultee comments, named as the file names them, with the day each was published. What they say is in each document on the council’s file.
COUNCIL TAX RECORDS, Tue 22 Sep 2026
Is a comment public?
The council’s page on commenting says: “All comments will be made available to view online and will be treated in accordance with our privacy policy. Comments will be redacted where they contain personal information or are inappropriate in their content.” It also says: “Please note that we do not accept anonymous comments.” Commenting on an application, on the council’s site ↗ (read 13 October 2026).
We count the comments on the council’s file. We never copy a commenter’s name, address or words, and we don’t list who objected: that is on the file.
If you think work doesn’t match what was approved
The council’s planning enforcement team looks into building work or a use that may not have permission, or may not follow the approved plans or conditions. Its page explains how to report it and which cases it deals with first: planning enforcement on the council’s site ↗
Our planning record starts on 21 April 2026, from the council’s weekly lists of new and decided applications. We list the site, the proposal, the dates, the decision, the comment counts and a permission’s conditions. We never copy a commenter’s or an individual applicant’s details; an applicant is named only when it is an organisation we can match exactly to a council, a registered charity or a company on Companies House. Planning is decided by the council, not by us.