Extensions and alterations This uses the prior-approval route: national rules allow the work, and the council can check only set things, such as its size or its effect on neighbours.
What is proposed
In the council’s words, from its weekly list:
Single storey rear exension with pitched roof and rear doors to garden with the installation of roof lights (amended description).
The decision notice on the council’s file sets out any conditions attached to a permission, or the reasons for a refusal. Read it on the file, under Documents.
Conservation and heritage on this street
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Vale 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 ↗
Tree preservation orders within about 40 m of Vale Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 10: made 7 July 1949, confirmed 5 September 1949; 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 275: made 9 September 2011, confirmed 13 October 2011; 1 group of trees 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 Vale Road runs, not where the site’s boundary is. The application’s own documents on the council’s file show the site.
Flood zones
Part of Vale Road is in Flood Zone 3 (rivers). Part of it is in Flood Zone 2 (rivers). That is the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning, which shows land that could flood from rivers or the sea, ignoring the benefits of any existing flood defences.
Locations in flood zone 3 have a high probability of flooding.
This means, in any year, land has:
a 1% (1 in 100) or more chance of flooding from rivers
a 0.5% (1 in 200) or more chance of flooding from the sea.
Flood zone 3 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.
Locations in flood zone 2 have a medium probability of flooding.
This means, in any year, land has:
between a 1% and 0.1% (between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000) chance of flooding from rivers
between a 0.5% and 0.1% (between 1 in 200 and 1 in 1,000) chance of flooding from the sea.
Flood zone 2 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.
Ancient woodland: Vale Road’s line runs through 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory.
Ancient woodland: Vale Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 2 parcels on Natural England’s inventory (Old Roar Gill).
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
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 Vale Road or in Silverhill 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 2no. timber sash windows to first floor side elevation and 4no. timber sash windows to first floor rear elevation with UPVC Rehau Heritage sash windows.
HS/FA/26/00480, validated Fri 14 Aug 2026, decided in the week of Mon 5 Oct 2026
Proposed single storey rear extension with flat roof (amended description)
HS/FA/26/00385, validated Tue 23 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 17 Aug 2026
Granted permission
…and 1 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Vale 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.