The decision notice on the council’s file (published Wed 1 Jul 2026) attaches 5 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:
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.
Built to the approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Location and block plans (BD-05-L01) Proposed floor plans (BD-05-P02) Proposed elevations (BD-05-E03) Proposed section (BD-05-S01)
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
Permitted development rights removed
Notwithstanding the submitted drawings, no planning permission is granted for the raised terrace area shown on drawings BD-05-P01 and BD-05-P02. Any raised terrace area shall require separate planning permission unless it constitutes permitted development under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning, as the raised terrace area shown on the submitted drawings has not been assessed or approved as part of this planning permission.
Materials and design details
The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the extension hereby permitted shall match those used in the existing building.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the area.
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 Ponswood 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 ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street
We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Ponswood 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 Ponswood 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.”
No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Ponswood Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings
The council’s file counts no comments from the public (as it stood on Thu 15 Oct 2026).
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
ESCC Waste and Minerals, asked Mon 18 May 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 Ponswood Road or in Wishing Tree 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.
Notification for prior approval for a proposed larger homes extension - Proposed single-storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwellinghouse with rooflights.
HS/PD/26/00294, validated Fri 15 May 2026, decided in the week of Mon 29 Jun 2026
Application for single-storey front extension, single-storey infill rear extension, single-storey rear extension (part retrospective)
HS/FA/26/00454, validated Thu 27 Aug 2026
Registered
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.