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3 Bohemia Road

Planning application HS/FA/26/00306

3 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RA

New homes

What is proposed

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

Conversion of existing dwelling house into lower ground floor 3 bed 5 person flat (C3) and the ground, first and second floor to a 10 room Sui generis HMO.

The application describes the new use as Class C3 (homes) and Sui generis (a use in no class). That is how the application describes it, not a finding of the lawful use.

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Thu 17 Sep 2026) attaches 6 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: Location Plan (Jun 2026), BR.03.PR.01 A, BR.03.PR.02, BR.03.PR.03, BR.03.PR.02.04, BR.03.PR.02.05, BR.03.PR.02.06, BR.03.PR.07, BR.3.BP, SUDs Report - R01.

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

  3. Parking, access and cycles
    (i) Prior to first occupation of either unit, details of cycle storage are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle storage shall be large enough to accommodate 1 cycle space per bedroom, be covered and secure and be conveniently located for all residents. (ii) The cycle store shall be provided on site prior to occupation of either unit and be retained and maintained thereafter for the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: In order that the development site is accessible by non-car modes and to meet the objectives of sustainable transport.

  4. Bins and recycling
    (i) Prior to first occupation of either unit, details of appropriately sized bin storage are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The bin store shall be large enough to accommodate bins for both the HMO and self-contained flat and be conveniently located for all residents. (ii) The bin store shall be provided on site prior to occupation of either unit and be retained and maintained thereafter for the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and to improve the visual amenities of the site.

  5. How the building or land is used
    The House of Multiple Occupation across the ground, first and second floors of the building shall at no time be occupied by more than 10 residents.

    Reason: To ensure a satisfactory standard of development and to safeguard the amenities of the residents.

  6. Something else
    The kitchens serving the HMO as identified on the proposed floor plans BR.03.PR.01A and BR.03.PR.02 shall be retained as communal space at all times.

    Reason: In order to protect the living conditions of future residents and to protect the residential amenities of neighbouring properties.

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 Bohemia 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 ↗

On the council’s local list of heritage assets:

2 listed buildings are on or beside Bohemia Road: the street’s page lists them.

Tree preservation orders within about 40 m of Bohemia Road’s line, from the council’s map data:

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 ↗

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors. Listed buildings: © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street

We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Bohemia 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 Bohemia 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

Natural England’s designations within about 100 m of the street’s mapped line. Each official page says what is protected there. 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 2 comments from the public: 2 objections, 0 in support (as it stood on Tue 13 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 (new homes) on Bohemia 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.

Elsewhere in Gensing

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.