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 a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with dormer to rear and roof lights to front
Commenting on this application
Registered No decision on our record yet.
The council’s page on commenting ↗ says it takes no public comments on certificates of lawfulness.
The plans and documents are on the council’s file. When it is decided, the decision notice there will set out any conditions or the reasons for a refusal.
Conservation and heritage on this street
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Downs 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 Downs Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 2: made 9 March 1948, confirmed 3 June 1948; 6 groups of trees, 4 areas of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 35: made 31 December 1965, confirmed 17 February 1966; 141 trees, 19 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 36: made 6 May 1966, confirmed 20 September 1966; 1 tree, 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 39: made 8 July 1970, confirmed 25 November 1970; 1 tree, 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 168: made 18 August 1995, confirmed 15 December 1995; 5 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 250: made 25 September 2006, confirmed 9 February 2007; 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 Downs 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 Downs 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 Downs 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 27 Oct 2026). The count can change until the application is decided; we check it at most once a week.
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 Downs Road or in St Helens 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.
Single storey front extension, loft extension including raising roof to include front roof light, rear dormer and solar panels, roof to be finished in slate. Conversion of existing garage to provide additional living accommodation with new roof and altered openings, installation of EWI and render to the external walls to the ground floor and timber cladding to the first floor. Removal of the gas boiler and replacement with ASHP. New and altered windows and doors. Timber decking access to front.
HS/FA/26/00271, validated Wed 6 May 2026, decided in the week of Mon 10 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.