Conditions, certificates and amendments: lofts and dormers 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 loft conversion, rear dormer and installation of two rooflight windows to the front slope. (amended description)
The decision notice on the council’s file (published Tue 13 Oct 2026) attaches 2 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:
Windows, balconies and privacy
(a) the materials used in any exterior work must be of a similar appearance to those used in the construction of the exterior of the existing dwellinghouse; (b) the enlargement must be constructed so that— (i) other than in the case of a hip-to-gable enlargement or an enlargement which joins the original roof to the roof of a rear or side extension— (aa) the eaves of the original roof are maintained or reinstated; and (bb) the edge of the enlargement closest to the eaves of the original roof is, so far as practicable, not less than 0.2 metres from the eaves, measured along the roof slope from the outside edge of the eaves; and (ii) other than in the case of an enlargement which joins the original roof to the roof of a rear or side extension, no part of the enlargement extends beyond the outside face of any external wall of the original dwellinghouse; and (c) any window inserted on a wall or roof slope forming a side elevation of the dwellinghouse must be— (i) obscure-glazed, and (ii) non-opening unless the parts of the window which can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.
Reason: To ensure that the proposed development falls within the limit of permitted development within Class B of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Windows, balconies and privacy
Any window located on a roof slope forming a side elevation of the dwellinghouse must be— (a) obscure-glazed; and (b) non-opening unless the parts of the window which can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.
Reason: To ensure that the proposed development falls within the limit of permitted development within Class C of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
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 Athelstan 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 ↗
1 listed building is on or beside Athelstan Road: the street’s page lists it.
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street
We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Athelstan 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 Athelstan 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 Athelstan Road’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 13 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 (lofts and dormers) on Athelstan 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 extension to side of rear outrigger with roof light, replacement first floor rear window and insertion of dormer window to rear roof slope. (amended description)
HS/FA/26/00481, validated Tue 18 Aug 2026, decided in the week of Mon 12 Oct 2026
Proposed rear roof extension with the addition of rooflight to the front elevation and a PVCu window to the rear (amended description)
HS/FA/26/00316, validated Tue 16 Jun 2026, decided in the week of Mon 17 Aug 2026
Granted permission
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.