The decision notice on the council’s file (published Tue 27 Oct 2026) attaches 4 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: ms26.285.01 [name removed] , ms26.285.03, ms26.285.04
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 doorset hereby permitted shall be in accordance with materials noted on drawing number ms26.285.01 [name removed] used in connection with the doorset shall thereafter be retained.
Reason: In order to protect the visual amenities of the area and to secure a well planned development
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 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 Buchanan Gardens 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 Buchanan Gardens’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 Buchanan Gardens’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 Tue 27 Oct 2026).
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
Conservation, asked Thu 15 Oct 2026
HBC Senior SUDS and Flood Risk Officer, asked Thu 8 Oct 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.
CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER), Fri 9 Oct 2026
CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER), Fri 16 Oct 2026
SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER, Mon 26 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 Buchanan Gardens 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
Proposed internal & external alterations including proposed roof light, new window & door openings.
HS/FA/26/00277, validated Fri 8 May 2026, decided in the week of Mon 13 Jul 2026
Granted permission
…and 4 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Buchanan Gardens 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.