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Land adjoining, 10 Branksome Road

Planning application HS/FA/26/00142

Land adjoining, 10 Branksome Road, St Leonards-on-sea

New homes

What is proposed

In the council’s words, from its weekly list:

Proposed detached Two Storey Dwelling

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Tue 15 Sep 2026) attaches 14 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:

  1. Time limit to start
    The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

    Reason: This condition is imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

  2. Built to the approved plans
    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: A181-08 A181-09 A181-10 A181-01 [name removed] A181-03 [name removed] A181-05 [name removed] A181-07 [name removed] 201 [name removed] Impact Assessment & Tree Protection Plan prepared by The Mayhew Consultancy Ltd dated May 2026 Preliminary Ecological Appraisal prepared by Future Nature Consulting dated October 2025 Protected Species (additional information) prepared by Future Nature Consulting dated August 2026 Foul and Surface Water Drainage Report [name removed] Civils dated 17 February 2026 Maintenance Schedule prepared by CGS Civils dated 17 February 2026 Biodiversity Net Gain Baseline Calculation prepared by Future Nature Consulting dated 5 December 2025

    Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

  3. Trees and landscaping
    No development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of soft landscaping, which shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land including details of those to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development. New soft landscaping details shall include planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate together with an implementation programme. If within a period of five years from the date of the planting of any tree that tree, or any tree planted in replacement for it, is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective, another tree of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.

    Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.

  4. Something else
    Prior to the commencement of development (including any site clearance, vegetation removal, or preparatory works), an updated Badger Mitigation Strategy shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Strategy shall build upon the outline mitigation recommendations detailed within Section 6 of the Protected Species (Additional Information) report (Future Nature Consulting, August 2026). The strategy must include the methodology and results of an updated, pre-commencement badger survey to confirm the current activity status of the outlier sett. If the sett is shown to be actively used then full details of proposed mitigation and licensing will be provided. The development shall be implemented entirely in accordance with the approved badger mitigation strategy.

    Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the amenity and long term health and safety of the badgers in the area.

  5. Trees and landscaping
    No development shall take place until temporary protective fences to safeguard the trees and/or hedges to be retained on the site have been erected in accordance with the current BSI 5837 standards: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations. and to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. All such fences shall be kept in a sound, upright and complete condition until the development has been completed and/or the Local Planning Authority confirm in writing that the works have been sufficiently completed for the fencing to be removed.

    Reason: To protect trees and hedges that positively contribute to the visual amenity of the area or contribute to the overall landscaping scheme of the site that forms an essential part of the overall design of the development. To protect trees that are noted as forming part of a habitat or foraging area for priority and protected species.

  6. Trees and landscaping
    No works shall take place within the Root Protection Areas (RPAs) of retained trees until an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The AMS shall include a schedule for the inspection and monitoring of tree protection measures throughout the works, together with details of arboricultural supervision for any excavation within the RPAs of retained trees.

    Reason: In the interests of the health of the trees and to protect the visual amenity.

  7. Bins and recycling
    The development shall not be occupied until a bin store has been provided in accordance with approved plans and shall thereafter be retained for that purpose.

    Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development.

  8. Parking, access and cycles
    Prior to occupation of the development, details of cycle storage must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The areas shall thereafter be retained for that use and shall not be used other than for the parking of cycles.

    Reason: In order that the development site is accessible by non-car modes and to meet the objectives of sustainable development.

  9. Biodiversity and ecology
    All ecological mitigation, precautionary measures, site-clearance works and enhancement measures shall be carried out in full accordance with the recommendations contained in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal prepared by Future Nature Consulting, dated October 2025, and the Protected Species (Additional Information) report prepared by Future Nature Consulting, dated August 2026, except where superseded by details approved under condition 4.

    Reason: To ensure that the measures considered necessary as part of the ecological impact assessment are carried out as specified, to avoid an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended, and The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, as amended, and to provide a net gain for biodiversity as required by paragraphs 187 and 193 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.

  10. Drainage and flooding
    The surface-water and foul-drainage systems shall be implemented in full accordance with the approved Foul and Surface Water Drainage Report [name removed] prepared by CGS Civils, both dated 17 February 2026. The approved systems shall be completed before first occupation of the dwelling and shall thereafter be managed and maintained in accordance with the approved Maintenance Schedule.

    Reason: To prevent increased risk of flooding.

  11. Windows, balconies and privacy
    Windows in the first floor east elevation shall be obscure glazed with obscure glass to a minimum level of obscurity equivalent to Pilkington Texture Glass Level 3, or similar equivalent and be permanently fixed shut and non-opening below 1.7 metres from finished floor level. The dwelling/s hereby approved shall not be occupied until the obscure glass is installed, and once installed, the windows shall be permanently maintained in that condition.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

  12. Trees and landscaping
    All arboricultural measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details and guidance as contained within the hereby approved Tree Survey Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Tree Protection Plan prepared by The Mayhew Consultancy Ltd dated May 2026.

    Reason: In the interests of the health of the trees and to protect the visual amenity.

  13. Drainage and flooding
    Development shall be carried out in accordance with the drainage details approved as part of this permission and no occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved shall occur until those works have been completed.

    Reason: To prevent increased risk of flooding.

  14. Hours of building work
    With the exception of internal works the building works required to carry out the development allowed by this permission must only be carried out within the following times:- 08.00 - 18.00 Monday to Friday 08.00 - 13.00 on Saturdays No working on Sundays or Public Holidays.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

We copy the numbered conditions and their reasons and nothing else from the notice; its notes to the applicant are on the file. The label on each is ours, by rules on the council’s wording. The conditions the council attaches, by kind of application

Conservation and heritage on this street

None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Branksome 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 Branksome Road’s line, from the council’s map data:

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 ↗

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street

We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Branksome 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 Branksome 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.”

A street’s line is not an address. For a particular address, use the Environment Agency’s Check your long term flood risk ↗; for a planning site, its Flood map for planning ↗. Flood warnings in force now are on Live now.

Protected nature

No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Branksome Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings

Flood zones: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Coastal erosion and the Shoreline Management Plan: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Protected sites: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Comments on the application

The council’s file counts 1 comment from the public: 1 objection, 0 in support (as it stood on Tue 13 Oct 2026).

Who the council consulted

The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.

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.

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.

Similar applications nearby

Other applications of the same kind (new homes) on Branksome Road or in Maze Hill ward, decided ones first, since our record starts on 21 April 2026. A refusal is marked; its reasons are in the decision notice on the council’s file. Each application is decided on its own facts.

Elsewhere in Maze Hill

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.