Conditions, certificates and amendments This asks the council to confirm that planning permission isn't needed.
What is proposed
In the council’s words, from its weekly list:
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for use of the conservatory for the… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file
The decision notice on the council’s file (published Thu 20 Aug 2026) attaches 1 condition. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:
How the building or land is used
The use of the summerhouse hereby permitted, shall remain ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling known as 81 Fern Road and shall not, at any time, be used, let or sold as an independent commercial unit.
Reason: To protect the amenity of the adjoining residential 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 Fern 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 Fern Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 11: made 12 April 1950, confirmed 19 June 1950; 29 groups of trees, 10 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 54: made 22 August 1973, confirmed 11 December 1973; 23 trees, 23 groups of trees, 1 area of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 124: made 26 January 1993, confirmed 27 May 1993; 16 trees, 3 areas of trees, 2 woodlands 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 Fern 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 Fern 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.”
Ponds Wood LNR ↗ (Local Nature Reserve): Fern Road’s line passes within about 10 m of it.
Ancient woodland: Fern Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 2 parcels on Natural England’s inventory (Gillsmans Wood, Ponds Wood).
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 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.
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.