Retrospective application for works to the ground floor rear garden areas including new retaining… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file
The decision notice on the council’s file (published Fri 7 Aug 2026) attaches 3 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:
Something else
(i) Within 6 weeks of the date of this permission the Horizontal slatted timber fence on the eastern boundary of the site with No.25 Eversfield Place is to be reduced in height in accordance with Plan H 446/24/07A. (ii) Evidence of the reduction of the height of the fence is to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 8 weeks of the date of this permission.
Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the occupiers of the adjoining lower ground floor flat at No. 25 Eversfield Place, having regard to Policy DM3 of the Hastings Development Management Plan 2015.
Drainage and flooding
(i) Within 6 weeks of the date of this permission the proposed drainage modification outlined in Sections 4 and 7 of the Drainage Verification Report (ref: TN120301 [name removed] , dated 18 January 2026) produced by HydroGround Civils are to be implemented on site with evidence of the modification being submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 8 weeks of the date of this permission. (ii) The proposed maintenance and management of the drainage system outlined in Section 6 of the Drainage Verification Report (ref: TN120301 [name removed] , dated 18 January 2026) produced by HydroGround Civils plan shall be adhered to throughout the lifetime of the development.
Reason: In order to secure a well-planned development that functions properly and in order to prevent increased risk of flooding.
Built to the approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall be retained in accordance with the following approved plans: Location Plan, H 446/24/05B, H 446/24/06, H 446/24/07A, H 446/24/08A, Drainage Verification ReportTN120301 [name removed] , Site Waste Management Plan, Environmental and Geotechnical Report (17.04.2025) and Land Stability Information (19.05.2025).
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
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
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 ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street
We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Eversfield Place 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 Eversfield Place’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.”
The Environment Agency’s erosion map covers this frontage: 3 stretches of policy unit 4C24 Hastings (inc. the Harbour) ↗ in the Shoreline Management Plan, whose policy is Hold the line (Maintain/replace) in all three periods, 2005 to 2105: “Where protection is currently provided by coastal defence structures or managed beaches, and the intention is to retain a defence along approximately the current alignment. This will involve replacing defences when needed. Defence type, method and standard of protection may be modified over time.”
With Shoreline Management Plans delivered: 0 m by 2055, 0 m by 2105.
No Future Intervention: 40 to 62 m by 2055, 76 to 110 m by 2105.
All of Eversfield Place’s line is inside the map’s No Future Intervention zone to 2105, and none of it inside the zone to 2105 with the plan delivered.
The figures are the width of the map’s erosion zone, inland from today’s shoreline, on the Higher Central allowance. In the Agency’s words: “Two periods: Medium Term (up to 2055) and Long Term (up to 2105).” “Two management scenarios: With Shoreline Management Plans delivered and No Future Intervention.” “Three climate scenarios: Present Day climate (2020), Higher Central allowance and Upper End allowance. The two allowances use sea level rise data from UKCP18 RCP8.5 70th and 95th percentiles respectively.” “All distances are cumulative over time and given in metres.”
The data and associated information are intended for guidance only - it cannot provide details for individual properties.
The data shows areas of land likely to be at erosion risk but does not show the precise future position of the shoreline.
Erosion may happen faster or slower than what we show, and risk may change over time.
No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Eversfield Place’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings
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.
SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER, Fri 15 May 2026
MILVUM - LAND STABILITY, Wed 5 Aug 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.