The decision notice on the council’s file (published Thu 16 Jul 2026) attaches 6 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: Site location plan and existing block plan (001) Proposed block plan (020) Proposed floor plans (010A) Proposed elevations (011A) Proposed sections (025A)
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
Materials and design details
The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match those used in the existing building.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the character and amenity of the area.
Windows, balconies and privacy
The existing roof light within the north (front) elevation shall be fitted with obscure glazing to a minimum level of obscurity equivalent to Pilkington Texture Glass Level 3, or an approved equivalent, before the first occupation of the bedroom hereby approved and as shown on drawing Nos. 010A and 011A. The bedroom shall not be occupied until the obscure glazing has been installed, and the roof light shall thereafter be permanently retained in that obscured condition.
Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.
Windows, balconies and privacy
The ground floor window within the west (side) elevation serving the shower room shall be obscure glazed with obscure glass to a minimum level of obscurity equivalent to Pilkington Texture Glass Level 3, or similar equivalent. The shower room hereby approved shall not be occupied until the obscure glass is installed, and once installed, the window shall be permanently maintained in that condition.
Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.
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 De Cham Avenue 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 De Cham Avenue 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 De Cham Avenue’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 De Cham Avenue’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).
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 De Cham Avenue 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.
Replacement of non-original rear windows with alterations to lower and upper ground floor rear openings and repair works to front windows. Internal repair and alteration works to create bedroom with ensuite and relocate kitchen
HS/FA/26/00478, validated Mon 17 Aug 2026, decided in the week of Mon 5 Oct 2026
Proposed replacement windows to the 1st floor at the front, rear and side elevations from timber framed sash windows to UPVc double glazed vertical sliding sash windows (amended description)
HS/FA/26/00355, validated Wed 10 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 3 Aug 2026
HS/FA/26/00178, decided in the week of Mon 18 May 2026
Granted permission
…and 4 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on De Cham Avenue 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.