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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 dates14,381Searchable applications
150Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 13,071 approved or refused records
1,690Refused applications
11,381 approved · 1,690 refused · 890 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/FA/12/00653
The replacement of the existing timber windows to the front elevation of flat 2 with white Rehau Heritage vertical sliding replacement windows .
Flat 2, 4 Anglesea Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QS
Received 8 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00654
Rear dormer to facilitate conversion of loft space
37 Godwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JR
Received 8 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00656
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission HS/FA/11/00841- minor material amendment to remove access from cafe to courtyard and relocation of cafe kitchen.
52 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DY
Received 8 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00657
Conversion of property to create 8 No. Self Contained Flats with installation of new windows and door in north elevation
48 Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JB
Received 8 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/TP/12/00658
Prune 1 x Oak due to overhanging branches.
33 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2DN
Received 6 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/TP/12/00659
Fell 2 x Sycamore (T1 & T2), Remove damaged branch & reduce crown by 30% of T3. Shorten branch back from building of T4. Also remove all small sycamores and tidy holly trees from areas 1, 2 and 3.
The Larches, Hampden Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6GB
Received 6 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00660
Change of use and conversion of existing offices to 3 no. houses (1 x 2 bed and 2 x 3 bed)
1-3 The Oaks, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7UW
Received 9 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00661
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission HS/FA/11/00912 - minor material amendment - substitution of original spiral external staircase design with proposed 'dog leg' staircase design.
34 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JL
Received 9 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00662
Replace wooden sash windows with REHAU heritage period style pvc vertical sliding windows.
7 Hill Street, Hastings, TN34 3HU
Received 9 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00663
Change of use of shop premises to mixed use restaurant and takeaway (use class A3 and A5), new shopfront and other associated alterations.
48 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Received 10 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00664
Removal of condition 4 (waste statement) of planning permission HS/FA/12/00572
7 Telham Close, Hastings, TN34 2UQ
Received 13 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00665
Proposed ground floor front extension and first floor side and rear extensions
4 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Received 13 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/EX/12/00666
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing use as HMO (use class C4).
10 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SW
Received 13 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/CD/12/00668
Discharge of condition 4 (floor tiles) of planning application HS/LB/12/00420
48 The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 10 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00669
Proposed roof extension
2 Langham Close, Hastings, TN34 2JQ
Received 14 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00670
Replacement garden room
Land adjacent to 59 Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HJ
Received 14 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00671
Demolition of existing building and erection of new shop/office
42 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AE
Received 14 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/TP/12/00672
Fell 1 x oak tree.
Lennox House, 69 Pine Avenue (formerly 141 The Ridge), Hastings
Received 14 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00673
Replacement windows
64C High Street, Hastings
Received 14 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00674
Replacement railings to front of building (retrospective)
Morton Court, 40-41 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 15 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/LB/12/00675
Removal of PVCU windows from rear extension and replace with new Crittalls style windows to match existing.
11 High Wickham, Hastings, TN35 5PB
Received 15 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00676
Construction of a new junction including a short length of access road to facilitate the future development of the North Queensway land
Land at Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 16 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/FA/12/00677
Formation of parking bay at front of property
44 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JN
Received 16 Aug 2012 - DecidedHS/LB/12/00678
Installation of internal security grille.
Shop and Premises, 3 York Buildings, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NN
Received 15 Aug 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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