Gloucester Lodge, Quarry Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HG
Trees This asks for the council's consent to work on protected trees.
What is proposed
In the council’s words, from its weekly list:
T1 Sycamore - Reduce the crown by 3 linear meters T2 Sycamore - Reduce the crown by 4 Linear met… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file
The decision notice on the council’s file (published Tue 2 Jun 2026) attaches 3 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:
Time limit to start
The works hereby permitted shall be undertaken before the expiration of two years from the date of this consent.
Reason: The works are considered acceptable at this stage in the life of the tree(s) but the local planning authority would wish to reserve its right to review the situation in future.
Something else
The works shall be completed in accordance with BS 3998:2010
Reason: In accordance with good arboricultural practice.
Built to the approved plans
The works hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Tree plan
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
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 street index lists these properties on Quarry Hill under Article 4 directions, which take away some building work that wouldn’t otherwise need planning permission:
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 ↗
7 listed buildings are on or beside Quarry Hill: the street’s page lists them.
Tree preservation orders within about 40 m of Quarry Hill’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 12: made 25 May 1950, confirmed 21 August 1950; 5 trees, 26 groups of trees, 3 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 24: made 6 October 1960, confirmed 22 November 1960; 4 groups 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 Quarry Hill 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 Quarry Hill’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 Quarry Hill’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 Thu 15 Oct 2026).
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST, asked Wed 15 Apr 2026
The Gardens Trust, asked Wed 15 Apr 2026
Parks and Open Spaces, asked Wed 15 Apr 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.
BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST, Mon 20 Apr 2026
GARDENS TRUST, Thu 23 Apr 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 (trees) on Quarry Hill or in Maze Hill 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.
G004 - mixed broadleaf and conifer species - prune on southern side by 1m - from 3m to 2m
HS/TP/26/00451, validated Tue 25 Aug 2026
Registered
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.