Erection of a third and fourth floor extension to the roof of No.38 George Street to create a two bedroom maisonette with balcony. Removal of existing staircase enclosure on the roof. (Previously approved under HS/FA/13/00645, HS/FA/17/00580 and HS/FA/21/00871) (amended description).
The decision notice on the council’s file (published Wed 5 Aug 2026) attaches 9 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: 21.349.01, 13/505 D, 13/505/5 A.
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
Materials and design details
Prior to the commencement of the roofing works hereby approved, full details of the proposed roof coverings must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details must include sample or product codes and images for the specific elements to confirm material and finish types of all proposed roof coverings. The roofing works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the character and amenity of the Old Town Conservation Area.
Windows, balconies and privacy
Prior to the commencement of the proposed new external window, frameless glass balustrading, and privacy screen works hereby approved, details must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details must include elevation drawings at a scale no less than 1:20. The details must also include manufacturer section details, materials, and finishes. The works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the character and amenity of the Old Town Conservation Area.
Materials and design details
Prior to the commencement of the external zinc cladding works hereby approved, details of the proposed cladding works must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details must include product codes or RAL numbers, Images or physical samples of the proposed cladding material and the associated trim sections. The works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the character and amenity of the Old Town Conservation Area.
Materials and design details
Prior to the installation of any new external flues or vents hereby approved, details must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details must include the location of the proposed external flues and vents, clearly marked on part proposed elevation drawings, at a scale no less than 1:20. The details must also include product codes and images of the proposed external flues and vents. The works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the character and amenity of the Old Town Conservation Area.
Windows, balconies and privacy
Prior to the first occupation of the maisonette hereby permitted, the privacy screen shown at fourth floor level on approved plan 13/505 D shall be installed in accordance with the details approved under condition 4 and shall thereafter be permanently retained and maintained.
Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.
Permitted development rights removed
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning [General Permitted Development] Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no extensions to the roof of the unit hereby approved, permitted by Class AB of Part 20 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be carried out without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interests of the character and amenity of the conservation area and neighbouring residential amenities.
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
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 George Street 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 ↗
31 listed buildings are on or beside George Street: the street’s page lists them.
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street
We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where George Street 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 George Street’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 George Street’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 Wed 14 Oct 2026).
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
Conservation, asked Wed 1 Jul 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
We hold no other applications of the same kind (new homes) on George Street or in Old Hastings ward since our record starts on 21 April 2026.
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.