Appealing a Hastings refusal
Most householder refusals in Hastings — Hastings, St Leonards-on-Sea, Ore and Hollington and the surrounding area — turn on a handful of issues: design and character, neighbour amenity, and impact on constraints like conservation areas (Old Town, Burton's St Leonards). An appeal succeeds when it takes each reason for refusal in turn and rebuts it on the policy, with specifics. Buildwise reads the decision notice, identifies the policies the council relied on, and builds the grounds of appeal around them.
Grounded in Hastings's own policies
Buildwise cites the same Hastings policies the officer used — for example DM1 (Design Principles), DM3 (General Amenity), SC2 (Design and Access Statements) — and shows how the proposal complies, rather than restating the application. Everything is quoted from the adopted plan and verified, never invented, so the Inspector sees a policy-anchored case.
- Hastings Planning Strategy (2014)
- Hastings Development Management Plan (2015)
How it works
Buildwise reads Hastings's reasons for refusal and the policies cited.
A short, site-specific questionnaire.
A structured statement rebutting each refusal reason — download, edit, or submit.
Example (excerpt)
"The reason for refusal cites Policy DM1 (Design Principles). The proposal in fact accords with DM1: the subordinate form and matching materials respond to the host dwelling and street scene, and the amenity concern is answered by the separation distances set out below, engaging Policy DM3…"
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Householder and minor-development refusals are appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, usually within 12 weeks (householder) of the decision. Buildwise drafts the grounds of appeal, cited to Hastings's policies and the NPPF.
The same policies the officer relied on in the refusal — typically DM1 (Design Principles), DM3 (General Amenity), SC2 (Design and Access Statements) from the Hastings Planning Strategy (2014) and Hastings Development Management Plan (2015) — plus the NPPF.
Minutes. Upload the decision notice, confirm the scheme, and Buildwise builds a structured grounds-of-appeal statement rebutting each reason for refusal.
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