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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 dates
9,945Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,007 approved or refused records
1,162Refused applications

7,845 approved · 1,162 refused · 662 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 2013 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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  1. DecidedHS/CD/19/00406

    Discharge of conditions 3 (further inspection), 4 (protection of fabric), 6 (safe storage and cataloguing fabric), 7 (photographic record), 11 (salvage/re-use doors), 14a (method statement) ,14e (York stone), 14n (internal walling system), 14r (damp proofing), 15 (timber panelling), 23 (excavation for light wells and full engineering details) and 25 (structural works) of listed building consent HS/LB/18/00447 - Internal and external alterations to facilitate conversion to form 12 residential dwelling units.

    Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX

    Received 20 May 2019
  2. DecidedHS/EX/19/00407

    Certificate of lawful development for existing use as a HMO(Sui Generis)

    8-9 Devonshire Road, Hastings, TN34 1NE

    Received 20 May 2019
  3. DecidedHS/FA/19/00408

    Erection of wooden clad retail kiosk and wooden clad toilet cubicle (retrospective)

    Adjacent to Goat Ledge, Lower Promenade, Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea

    Received 21 May 2019
  4. DecidedHS/FA/19/00412

    Extension to existing Garden Studio

    243 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LA

    Received 21 May 2019
  5. DecidedHS/CD/19/00413

    Confirmation of compliance of conditions 2 (Bin Storage), 3 (Duct and Vent Details) and 4 (Demolition) of Planning Permission HS/FA/07/00249 - Conversion of lower ground & part of ground floor into 2 x self-contained flats.

    27 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY

    Received 14 May 2019
  6. DecidedHS/FA/19/00414

    Change of use from single occupancy house to 3 x apartments, and 1 x 4 bed HMO, with shared entrance and internal modifications as required. Commercial use at ground floor retained

    21 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DN

    Received 21 May 2019
  7. DecidedHS/FA/19/00415

    Proposed redecoration of the exterior of the building, elevations facing London Road, Cross Street and South Street

    The Old England Public House, 45 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AJ

    Received 21 May 2019
  8. DecidedHS/FA/19/00416

    Summer house in garden (Retrospective)

    28 Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QT

    Received 22 May 2019
  9. DecidedHS/FA/19/00417

    Replacement of existing bi-fold doors with new bi-fold doors

    The Stade Family Amusement Park, The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3AR

    Received 21 May 2019
  10. DecidedHS/CD/19/00418

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Cast Iron rain water specification), 4 (External Lighting Details), 5 (Extractor Vent Details) and 6 (Tile Samples) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/19/00656 - Listed building consent for exterior and interior renovations

    9 Courthouse Street, Hastings, TN34 3AU

    Received 22 May 2019
  11. DecidedHS/FA/19/00419

    Excavate existing three tier garden, mass retaining wall with block work for two tiers, slabs on lower tier, wood structure on top tier.

    17 Muirfield Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XL

    Received 22 May 2019
  12. DecidedHS/FA/19/00421

    Construction of detached dwelling on similar footprint than application HS/FA/16/00510 with associated parking

    United Reformed Church, Edwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JT

    Received 21 May 2019
  13. DecidedHS/AA/19/00423

    New signage (including illumination and lantern) to replace existing

    The Old England Public House, 45 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AJ

    Received 22 May 2019
  14. DecidedHS/FA/19/00424

    Erection of condenser unit

    Unit 4, 4 Castleham Business Centre West, Stirling Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NW

    Received 22 May 2019
  15. DecidedHS/FA/19/00426

    Installation of retractable fabric awning(Retrospective)

    Ye Olde Pump House, 64 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EE

    Received 22 May 2019
  16. DecidedHS/LB/19/00427

    Retention of retractable fabric awning

    Ye Olde Pump House, 64 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EE

    Received 22 May 2019
  17. DecidedHS/CD/19/00428

    Discharge of conditions 4a (joinery details); 4b (window sections); 4c (waste and extract routes) and 5 (retention of water tank) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/18/00323

    Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 4 Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RE

    Received 22 May 2019
  18. DecidedHS/PA/19/00429

    Notification for Prior Approval for proposed a change of use from Shops (A1) to dwellinghouse (C3)

    Shop and Premises, 407 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BE

    Received 21 May 2019
  19. DecidedHS/FA/19/00430

    To return the house back to one single dwelling from a ground floor flat and a maisonette and to replace and widen the exterior bridge to the rear to allow for exterior stairs to access the garden (part-retrospective) (amended description).

    26 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LQ

    Received 22 May 2019
  20. DecidedHS/FA/19/00431

    Conversion of upper ground floor and first floor from house to 2 x 2 bed flats. Replacement rear elevation windows, enlargement of two upper ground floor windows and the formation of Juliet balcony with associated door (part-retrospective) (amended description).

    25 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA

    Received 22 May 2019
  21. DecidedHS/FA/19/00433

    Subdivision of existing three storey terraced house to form lower ground floor flat with two storey maisonette over together with associated works

    48 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TE

    Received 23 May 2019
  22. DecidedHS/LB/19/00434

    Replacement of like for like ground floor bay window

    4 Trafalgar Cottages, Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DF

    Received 23 May 2019
  23. DecidedHS/LB/19/00435

    Alterations and Improvements to a Listed Building, including internal and external alterations, replacement of selected sash windows, removal of a rear balcony and the replacement of the front door

    121 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN

    Received 23 May 2019
  24. DecidedHS/CD/19/00437

    Discharge of Condition 6 (materials) of Planning Permission HS/FA/17/00468

    Land rear of 23, Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DS

    Received 23 May 2019

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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.

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