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H A Plans and Design

Eastbourne5.0· 2 reviews · 1 source
Planning history
7 public planning applications
Planning approval rate
93% approved
Trust score
55out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volumeLow · 2
Source diversity1 source
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Planning history

H A Plans and Design’s real planning history from UK council applications — where they’ve worked and how often schemes were approved. · Active 2018–2026

approval rate100%
planning applications7
approved schemes7
councils worked in3

What they work on

The kinds of project H A Plans and Design has filed planning applications for.

  • Rear extension3
  • Extension3
  • Outbuilding / garden room1
  • Conservatory / orangery1
  • Porch1
  • Demolition2
  • Roof / fenestration1

Where they’ve worked

Each pin is a planning application, coloured by its recorded decision.

Council experience

Recent planning applications

  • Approved2 Hillcroft Avenue Purley CR8 3DGErection of a garden roomCroydon · 2026 · CR8 3DG
  • ApprovedWaddon House 283 Stafford Road Wallington CR0 4FAApplication to remove condition 24 (seven units to be designed and constructed in accordance with Building Regulations Part M4 (2)) of planning permission Ref: DM2020/00781 for the 'Demolition of existing bin and cycle storage and erection of a three storey building comprising 8 dwellings, parking, cycle store, bin store and landscaping'.Sutton · 2024 · CR0 4FA
  • ApprovedWaddon House 283 Stafford Road Wallington CR0 4FAApplication to clear condition 15 (cycle storage) and 20 (boundary treatments) of approved application DM2020/00781.Sutton · 2024 · CR0 4FA
  • ApprovedWaddon House 283 Stafford Road Wallington Croydon CR0 4FAApplication to clear condition 3 (construction logistics plan), 4 (construction management plan), 5 (tree protection measures), 6 (contamination report), 8 (energy statement - as designed), 10 (written scheme of investigation) and 13 (boiler details and emissions) of approved application DM2020/00781.Sutton · 2022 · CR0 4FA
  • Approved48 Pine Walk Carshalton SM5 4HDDemolition of the existing single storey rear conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.Sutton · 2022 · SM5 4HD
  • Approved16 Long Lane Croydon CR0 7ANErection of a single storey side and rear extensionCroydon · 2021 · CR0 7AN
  • Approved21 Green Way Bromley BR2 8EZRoof alterations and part one/two storey side and rear extension to include front porch.Bromley · 2018 · BR2 8EZ

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Planning history · public registers

Strong planning approval history

93% approvedapproved

93% of H A Plans and Design's decided planning applications were approved (49 of 53 decisions across 4 councils).

93%
Approval rate
49
Approved
53
Decisions
4
Councils
From council planning registers. This is planning-decision context from public planning data, not a guarantee of workmanship or service quality.

About

Verified in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Reviews · public evidence

What the public record says

5.0out of 5
2 reviews in public evidenceCross-checked across 1 source
Checkatrade3 reviews · 5.0 avg

Highlights

"Harold did a great job for us. Kept to our design and understood what we wanted to achieve. Quick turn around too"

AnonymousCheckatrade5.0 rating

"Excellent service, very reliable and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend."

AnonymousCheckatrade5.0 rating

Detailed reviews

Anonymous5.0 / 5 ·

Harold did a great job for us. Kept to our design and understood what we wanted to achieve. Quick turn around too

Checkatrade
Anonymous5.0 / 5 ·

Excellent service, very reliable and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend.

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Local context

Rated 5.0★ — in line with the local average for architects in Eastbourne

Across 11 rated architects in Eastbourne, the typical rating is 5.0★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.

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Public review evidence5.0★ from 2 public reviewsAcross CheckatradeCheckatrade
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!Review volume: Low · 2
!Source diversity: 1 source
!Verification: Listed
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