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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
10,218Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,253 approved or refused records
1,187Refused applications

8,066 approved · 1,187 refused · 686 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 2013 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/20/00368

    Discharge of condition 5 (soft landscaping plan and a management and implementation programme) of Reserved Matters application HS/DS/19/00584 -For erection of 8 dwellings together with parking and access (amended proposal).

    Part of the former Spyway School building, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0SP

    Received 2 Jun 2020
  2. DecidedHS/FA/20/00369

    Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) of planning permission HS/FA/15/00175 -(Amendments to internal arrangements of plots D1 & D2, insertion of bi-fold doors at rear garden level and amendments to gardens levels and corresponding boundary treatments in this part of the site only)

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

    Received 2 Jun 2020
  3. DecidedHS/TP/20/00370

    Mature beech tree in rear garden. It is proposed to reduce the crown by a maximum of 1 linear metre whilst maintaining a balanced shape.

    7 Summer Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0GP

    Received 2 Jun 2020
  4. DecidedHS/TP/20/00371

    T1 Oak - Dead wood over the gardenT3 Oak - Reduce back to balance crown

    2 Applewood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JS

    Received 2 Jun 2020
  5. DecidedHS/CD/20/00372

    Discharge of condition 7 (environmental impact assessment) of Planning Permission HS/FA/17/00095

    468 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  6. DecidedHS/FA/20/00373

    Replacement of timber and UPVC casement windows with UPVC sliding sash and casement windows.

    Flat 4, (Second & Third Floor), 45 Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EU

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  7. DecidedHS/FA/20/00374

    Proposed conversion of 1 No. one bed flat and 1 No. three bed maisonette in to a three bed dwelling. Extensions to the rear to form family room at lower ground floor level, utility room and WC at ground floor level and bathroom at first floor level.

    6 Tower Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JE

    Received 4 Jun 2020
  8. DecidedHS/FA/20/00375

    Loft conversion and single storey side infill extension

    147 Edmund Road, Hastings, TN35 5LG

    Received 4 Jun 2020
  9. DecidedHS/LB/20/00376

    Proposed conversion of Church Hall to 2 x new flats (1 x 3 bed maisonette & 1 x 2 bed flat).

    St Clements Church Hall, 2 Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HJ

    Received 4 Jun 2020
  10. DecidedHS/EIA/20/00379

    Request for scoping test under Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Proposed development of 192 dwellings, 310 parking spaces and a new access off Freshfields

    Bulverhythe Recreation Ground, Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  11. DecidedHS/FA/20/00380

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/19/00355 (New single-storey building for a rehearsal space, office and WCs. Demolition of existing rear first floor extension and replace with a new first-floor extension over the extent of the existing ground floor extension. Entrance lobby to be replaced and enlarged. Removal of conservatory-type extension to the side and large window reinstated. Internal works and reconfiguration of the original building, including the installation of a platform lift. New pedestrian covered bridge and footpath to link the new first-floor extension with the proposed new single-storey building at the end of the garden and associated external works.) - Amendment - Building moved by approximately 2.5m from Coach House, including reduction of width of building and changes to doors and roof slope.

    The Frimley Centre, 64 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS

    Received 5 Jun 2020
  12. DecidedHS/FA/20/00381

    Proposed balcony with privacy screen to first floor rear bedroom.

    98 Saxon Road, Hastings, TN35 5HH

    Received 5 Jun 2020
  13. DecidedHS/FA/20/00382

    Variation of conditions 9 (specification of acoustic fence) and 10 (erection of acoustic fence on both side boundaries) of Planning Permission HS/FA/19/00266 (Change of use from a C3 residential property to a D1 Non-residential institution, as a day nursery. The proposal includes: Increased widths to the external footpaths and erection of 2m acoustic fence (amended description) - Amendment - No boundary fence to be erected between 28 & 30 Fern Road

    Fernwood Care Home, 30 Fern Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UH

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  14. DecidedHS/FA/20/00383

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory, part reduction in depth of roof serving ground floor rear projection, proposed erection of a single storey extension with Veranda to the rear, and additional roof-lights to existing rear elevation ground floor projection

    50 Collier Road, Hastings, TN34 3JS

    Received 5 Jun 2020
  15. DecidedHS/FA/20/00384

    Proposed detached dwelling and associated landscaping.

    Land Adjacent, 74 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  16. DecidedHS/LB/20/00385

    Proposed detached dwelling and associated landscaping.

    Land Adjacent, 74 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  17. DecidedHS/CD/20/00387

    Discharge of conditions: 9 (lighting scheme report); 10 (acoustic specification details) and 19 (pedestrian access routes) of Planning Permission HS/FA/18/00848 - New build, three storey health centre with pharmacy and associated parking, access and sub-station.

    St Leonards Medical Centre, Bexhill Road, St-Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, TN38 8BL

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  18. DecidedHS/CD/20/00388

    Discharge of conditions: 3 (joinery details of windows and doors); 4 (details of fireplace openings, inserts and surrounds) and 5 (methodology statement) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/19/00435

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

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  19. DecidedHS/TP/20/00389

    Reduce the height by 3 linear metres to 1 x Ash and 2 x Oak trees

    Rear of 7 & 8 Applewood Close & rear of 3, 5 & 7 Marlow Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JS

    Received 1 Jun 2020
  20. DecidedHS/FA/20/00390

    Install larger patio doors in rear elevation

    15 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ER

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  21. DecidedHS/FA/20/00391

    Conversion of two flats into a single dwelling. Installation of internal staircase.

    Flats 1 & 2, 16 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2ER

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  22. DecidedHS/PR/20/00393

    Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a loft conversion with rear dormer and internal alterations

    73 Mount Road, Hastings, TN35 5LA

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  23. DecidedHS/CD/20/00394

    Discharge of condition 3 (details of the source quarry, stone type and slab sizes) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/18/00660

    21 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS

    Received 16 Jun 2020
  24. DecidedHS/FA/20/00395

    Replace 6 windows including 5 original sash windows with UPVC

    Flat 6, 12 Stockleigh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JP

    Received 10 Jun 2020

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