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28 Springfield Road

Planning application HS/FA/26/00188

28 Springfield Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TY

Extensions and alterations

What is proposed

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

Removal and replacement of rear elevation conservatory with single storey extension. Removal and… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Tue 4 Aug 2026) attaches 9 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: 8542/EX 8542/2/B 8542/3/A 8542/1/F 8542/LBP/B Revised Land Stability/Ground Condition Assessment written by David Wood Structural Calculations written by David Wood Additional Structural Calculations written by David Wood Drainage Report ref: 26023-RP-D-0600-S4-P01 dated 31 March 2026

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

  3. Materials and design details
    The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be in accordance with materials noted on drawing number 8542/1/F. The approved materials used in connection with the extension shall thereafter be retained.

    Reason: In order to protect the visual amenities of the area and to secure a well planned development

  4. Drainage and flooding
    No development shall commence until a detailed surface water drainage scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include: a) An amended drainage layout supported by hydraulic calculations. The submitted layout shall clearly identify the proposed drainage network, including the pipe configuration, connections, pipe sizes, and invert levels. The scheme shall demonstrate that surface water runoff from the development will be restricted to the existing runoff rate, as close to greenfield runoff rates as reasonably practicable, for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year storm event, with an appropriate allowance for climate change. b) Evidence confirming that Southern Water has agreed to the discharge of the proposed surface water into the public sewer system. The approved drainage scheme shall thereafter be implemented in full prior to the first use of the extension herby permitted and shall be retained and maintained thereafter in accordance with the approved details.

    Reason: To ensure the satisfactory drainage of the site and to minimise the risk of flooding.

  5. Materials and design details
    Prior to the commencement of the proposed new external ground floor front elevation doorset works hereby approved, details must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details must include elevation drawings at a scale no less than 1:20. The details must also include the proposed section drawings of any cills, heads, jambs, stiles, muntins, boards, panels, rails, glazing bars, and the proposed reveals at a scale no less than 1:5. The works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.

    Reason: In order to preserve the character and appearance of the Springfield Road conservation area.

  6. Materials and design details
    Prior to the commencement of the roofing works hereby approved, full details of the proposed pitched roof coverings must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details must include samples, images, or product codes for the specific elements to confirm material and finish types of all proposed pitched roof coverings, including the proposed hip and ridge coverings. The roofing works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter.

    Reason: In order to preserve the character and appearance of the Springfield Road conservation area

  7. Materials and design details
    Prior to the installation of the fascias, soffits and any above-ground rainwater goods serving the ground floor extension on the front and side elevations, details of these elements shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include samples, product specifications, or images confirming the proposed materials, dimensions, profiles and finishes. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.

    Reason: In order to preserve the character and appearance of the Springfield Road conservation area

  8. Materials and design details
    The new face brickwork to the proposed extensions must match the existing, adjacent brickwork in respect of brick dimensions, colour, texture, and pointing, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

    Reason: In order to preserve the character and appearance of the Springfield Road conservation area.

  9. 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

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 ↗

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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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 Springfield 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 no comments from the public (as it stood on Wed 14 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 (extensions and alterations) on Springfield Road or in Gensing 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.

On Springfield Road

Elsewhere in Gensing

…and 4 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Springfield Road is on its page.

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.