The decision notice on the council’s file sets out any conditions attached to a permission, or the reasons for a refusal. Read it on the file, under Documents.
Conservation and heritage on this street
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Alma Villas 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 Alma Villas’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 289: made 29 May 2015, confirmed 7 September 2015; 7 trees, 1 woodland in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 290: made 12 June 2015, confirmed 7 September 2015; 1 tree 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 Alma Villas 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 Alma Villas’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.”
No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Alma Villas’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings
The council’s file counts 3 comments from the public: 3 objections, 0 in support (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.
HBC Senior SUDS and Flood Risk Officer, asked Wed 3 Jun 2026
Nature Space, asked Mon 8 Jun 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.
NATURESPACE, Fri 12 Jun 2026
HBC SUDS, Thu 25 Jun 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.
Similar applications nearby
Other applications of the same kind (extensions and alterations) on Alma Villas or in Silverhill 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.
Replacement of 2no. timber sash windows to first floor side elevation and 4no. timber sash windows to first floor rear elevation with UPVC Rehau Heritage sash windows.
HS/FA/26/00480, validated Fri 14 Aug 2026, decided in the week of Mon 5 Oct 2026
Single storey rear exension with pitched roof and rear doors to garden with the installation of roof lights (amended description).
HS/PD/26/00303, validated Tue 19 May 2026, decided in the week of Mon 22 Jun 2026
General PD refused
…and 1 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Alma Villas 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.