The decision notice on the council’s file (published Mon 20 Jul 2026) attaches 4 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.
Trees and landscaping
The applicant shall plant as near as possible to the felled tree the following tree:- 1 Red Oak The tree shall be properly nurtured, and shall be replaced should it become seriously damaged or diseased within 5 years from the date of planting.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity.
Built to the approved plans
The works hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Tree Location (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 Old Roar 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 Old Roar Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 1: made 12 June 1957, confirmed 8 January 1959; 1 group of trees, 8 areas of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 6: made 13 December 1948, confirmed 11 April 1949; 16 groups of trees, 1 woodland in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 14: made 4 August 1950, confirmed 7 October 1950; 3 trees, 5 groups of trees, 2 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 27: made 6 September 1960, confirmed 13 December 1960; 13 trees, 5 groups of trees, 1 area of trees, 2 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 30: made 27 January 1964, confirmed 20 March 1964; 2 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 83: made 4 February 1983, confirmed 1 July 1983; 2 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 113: made 15 August 1990, confirmed 23 January 1991; 37 trees, 4 groups of trees, 3 areas of trees, 3 woodlands in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 216: made 17 November 1999, confirmed 24 January 2000; 3 trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 283: made 20 December 2013, confirmed 11 February 2014; 6 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 Old Roar Road runs, not where the site’s boundary is. The application’s own documents on the council’s file show the site.
Flood zones
Part of Old Roar Road is in Flood Zone 3 (rivers). That is the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning, which shows land that could flood from rivers or the sea, ignoring the benefits of any existing flood defences.
Locations in flood zone 3 have a high probability of flooding.
This means, in any year, land has:
a 1% (1 in 100) or more chance of flooding from rivers
a 0.5% (1 in 200) or more chance of flooding from the sea.
Flood zone 3 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.
Ancient woodland: Old Roar Road’s line passes within about 100 m of 1 parcel on Natural England’s inventory (Old Roar Gill).
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 Wed 14 Oct 2026).
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
Canopy IQ ltd., asked Tue 16 Jun 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, Wed 24 Jun 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 Old Roar Road or in Conquest 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.
Tree works as follows: G4 Mixed broad-leaves - raise canopies to 3m. G5 Mixed broad-leaves - raise canopies to 5m. G6 Ash trees - fell 7 dead and declining trees. G8 Ash trees - fell 5 dead and declining trees. T21 Oak - raise low canopy to 3m. T22 Beech - fell declining tree, maintaining stem 3m. T23 Goat Willow - fell declining tree to ground level. T28 Ash - fell declining tree, maintaining stem at 5m. T30 Ash - fell declining tree to ground level. T34 Ash - fell declining tree, maintaining stem at 6m (amended description).
HS/TP/26/00505, validated Mon 14 Sep 2026, decided in the week of Mon 19 Oct 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.