To install 2 cast entrance steps immediately adjacent to the main entrance of 35 Croft Road, to allow reasonable access and the replacement of the modern fanlight window above the front door.
The decision notice on the council’s file (published Fri 25 Sep 2026) attaches 3 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 works hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 252667-8A - Proposed Block Plan 252667-9 - Proposed Doorstep Tread Comparison 252667-5A - Proposed Toplight Section 252667-12A - Area of Works Detail 252667-3C - Proposed Front Elevation 252667-7B - Proposed Doorstep Section
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
Materials and design details
The materials to be used must match as closely as possible, in type, colour and texture those listed in the Materials Section of the application form.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the area.
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 street index lists these properties on Croft Road under Article 4 directions, which take away some building work that wouldn’t otherwise need planning permission:
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 ↗
Historic England’s list has an entry on this street that gives the same house number as this application. Check the entry to see whether it is this building:
23 listed buildings are on or beside Croft Road: the street’s page lists them.
Tree preservation orders within about 40 m of Croft Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 78: made 21 January 1983, confirmed 2 December 1983; 39 trees, 20 groups of trees, 1 area of trees, 1 woodland 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 Croft 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 Croft 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 Croft Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings
The council’s file counts 7 comments from the public: 0 objections, 7 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.
Conservation, asked Tue 8 Sep 2026
Highways, asked Wed 2 Sep 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.
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 Croft Road or in Old Hastings 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.
Proposed single storey rear infill extensions & reconstruction of existing conservatory on existi…
HS/FA/26/00329, decided in the week of Mon 27 Jul 2026
Granted permission
…and 5 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Croft Road 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.