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 sketch plan (section 7 of the application form)
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
Conservation and heritage on this street
None of the town’s 18 conservation areas reaches Cooden Ledge 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 Cooden Ledge’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 4: made 17 June 1957, confirmed 4 December 1957; 6 groups of trees, 7 areas of trees, 8 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 37: made 15 July 1970, confirmed 14 November 1973; 15 trees, 9 groups of trees, 30 areas of trees, 31 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 Cooden Ledge 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 Cooden Ledge’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.”
Marline Valley Woods SSSI ↗ (Site of Special Scientific Interest): Cooden Ledge’s line passes within about 70 m of it.
Ancient woodland: Cooden Ledge’s line passes within about 100 m of 2 parcels on Natural England’s inventory (Marline/Hoads Woods).
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).
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST, asked Wed 22 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 27 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 Cooden Ledge or in Ashdown 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.
Turkey oak reduction by 2 linear metres (25%), Ash and English oak - small cut back to fence line
HS/TP/26/00615, validated Tue 27 Oct 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.