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Hastings Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates13,405Searchable applications
146Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 12,175 approved or refused records
1,544Refused applications
10,631 approved · 1,544 refused · 840 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning First Aid (SECAmb)Local plan Planning policyConservation areas Building conservationArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas18 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- DecidedHS/NM/12/00036
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission HS/FA/10/00798 - Amendment to provide an external steel escape staircase at the rear of the property to provide separate access to the approved flat
470 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG
Received 9 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00037
Conversion of public house to six no flats
The Langham Hotel, 16 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2EQ
Received 9 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/CD/12/00038
Discharge of conditions 3 & 6 (Proposed clay ridge tile, sample door to be provided on site for approval) of Planning Application HS/FA/11/00179
19 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00039
Refurbishment of the main public entrance external steps to Hastings Law Courts (including general layout revisions).
Law Courts, Horntye Park, Hastings, TN34 1EX
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/NM/12/00040
Non-material amendment to application HS/FA/11/00803 - Addition of a velux rooflight to the roof of the rear extension
217 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NB
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/TL/12/00042
Installation of Openreach Broadband Cabinet
Collier Road, Hastings ( OPP 31 Priory Road), TN34 3JL
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/TL/12/00043
Installation of Openreach Broadband Cabinet
Pelham Arcade, Pelham Place, Hastings (S/O 1 Pelham Place)
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/TL/12/00044
Installation of Openreach Broadband Cabinet
Cardiff Road, St Leonards-on-sea (S/O 14 Stockleigh Road), TN38 0JP
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/TL/12/00045
Installation of Openreach Broadband Cabinet
Street Record, Swan Terrace, Hastings (S/O, 66 High Street)
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/TL/12/00046
Installation of Openreach Broadband Cabinet
Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea (OPP Gurkha Place, 1 Eversfield Place)
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/TL/12/00049
Installation of Openreach Broadband Cabinet
St Margarets Road, St Leonards-on-sea ( OPP Flat 12 The Alexandra), 32-35 Eversfield Place
Received 10 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00050
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission HS/FA/11/00751
Arthur Blackman Clinic, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 11 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00051
Provision of new entrance gates/walls to existing entrance of dwelling
20 Quarry Hill, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 11 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00052
Construction of rear gable in place of existing hipped end roof. Minor external revisions.
30 Tilekiln Lane, Hastings, TN35 5EN
Received 13 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00053
Front, side and rear extension
44 Sheerwater Crescent, Hastings, TN34 2NZ
Received 13 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00054
Resurfacing to courts 3 & 4 from clay to all weather macadam
The Green Lawn Tennis Club, 68- 70 Tower Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RL
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00055
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
37D Southwater Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JR
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00056
Proposed 3 Vodaphone antennae (3G). Proposed 3 O2 (3G) antennae and associated works.
Wyvern House, Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/PR/12/00057
Erection of garage to side of dwellinghouse
157 Stonehouse Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BS
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00058
Construction of single detached split level 2 bedroom house with associated parking
Plot 1, Stonebeach Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8EN
Received 17 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/PR/12/00059
Erection of a PVCu conservatory
19 Forest Way, Hastings, TN34 1UW
Received 17 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00060
Installing a new shop front
Restaurant and Premises, 472-474 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG
Received 17 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/AA/12/00061
Installation of signage and fascia panel.
Restaurant and Premises, 472-474 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG
Received 17 Jan 2012 - DecidedHS/AA/12/00062
Double sided plaza style NHS sign with posts
Dental Surgery, 32A Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BS
Received 18 Jan 2012
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hastings Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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