About the St Leonards East (Gensing) Conservation Area
The St Leonards East (Gensing) Conservation Area covers about 9.5 hectares within Hastings Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 15 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II). The most significant is Christ Church, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Christ ChurchGrade II*
- 1-3, Union StreetGrade II
- 1-8, Undercliff TerraceGrade II
- 16-23, North StreetGrade II
- 22-25 Alfred StreetGrade II
- 25 and 26, North StreetGrade II
- 27 and 28, North StreetGrade II
- 33 and 34, North StreetGrade II
- 66 and 68, Norman RoadGrade II
- 74, Norman RoadGrade II
- Burton Memorial StoneGrade II
- Cast iron boundary post in Market PassageGrade II
- Cast iron boundary post on Mount PleasantGrade II
- Marine CourtGrade II
- Renaissance HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBSt Leonards East (Gensing) Conservation Area AppraisalHastings Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Hastings Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.