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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 dates10,455Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,472 approved or refused records
1,211Refused applications
8,261 approved · 1,211 refused · 700 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/CD/21/00438
Discharge of conditions: 7 (soft landscaping); 12 (spillway wall finishes) and 15 (ecological design strategy) of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00667
Buckshole Reservoir, Alexandra Park, St Helens Road, Hastings
Received 4 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00440
Removal of existing conservatory. Proposed alterations and erection of rear single storey and first floor extension
75 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JJ
Received 5 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00442
Formation of pitched roof over existing detached garage
5 Silverhill Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HG
Received 5 May 2021 - Appeal decidedHS/FA/21/00443
Change of use of the ground floor unit of 40-41 Queens Road from a vacant pawnbrokers (E Class) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis).
Shop and Premises, 40-41 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Received 5 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00444
Change of use of the Annex to form an independent Holiday let.
Lantern Lodge, 146 Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DR
Received 5 May 2021 - DecidedHS/EX/21/00445
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use of small building as a Bar Area
67 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LE
Received 5 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00448
Erection of a pool house and decking for use by the owner occupying the Basement Flat (part-retrospective)
67 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LE
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00449
Proposed single storey rear extension, the installation of French doors and Juliette balcony within rear elevation and garage conversion (amended description).
18 Bunting Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DG
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00450
2nd floor addition above existing rear addition to form an additional bathroom
15 Brook Street, Hastings, TN34 1RX
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PR/21/00451
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension with side window, and addition of rear dormer and front roof light windows
20 Conqueror Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DD
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PR/21/00452
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a larger single storey rear extension in accordance with Householder Permitted Development rights as set out Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A(g) and DCLG Permitted Development for Householders - technical guidance 2017 (page 19)
1 Bluebell Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0GH
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00453
Alterations to garage to raise roof level at rear by 550mm and the addition of double doors to the rear elevation and window to the side elevation
36 Park Way, Hastings, TN34 2PJ
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00454
Proposed first floor extension to front elevation to form bedroom and ensuite. Proposed new window to the side elevation at first floor level for a new ensuite (to be considered alongside separate Planning Application for a first floor extension to front elevation at 58 Ironlatch Avenue)
60 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JN
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedHS/TP/21/00455
T17 Holm Oak - Remove lower limb at fork approx 1m from ground level. T18 Holm Oak - To raise the crown to 6 linear metres and to reduce the crown by 3 linear metres. T19 Sycamore - To raise crown to 6 linear metres and to reduce the crown by 3 linear metres (amended description).
16 Dunclutha Road, Hastings, TN34 2JA
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedHS/EX/21/00456
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a studio flat (C3)
Ground Floor Studio Flat 12, 115 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JW
Received 5 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00457
Variation of condition 19 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/17/00449 (Erection of 10 dwellings (revised scheme following approval of planning application no. HS/FA/15/00763) Amendment to include an addition of utility room with a rear facing window underneath the garage (plots 1-8).
Land North of 31, Fern Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UJ
Received 6 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PA/21/00458
Change of use at 2nd floor to 12th floor from Offices (B1a) to 72 flats (31no. 1 bedroom and 41no. 2 bedroom) (C3)
Ocean House, 87-89 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6LW
Received 7 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00460
Single storey rear extension
20 Wittersham Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9PW
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00461
Proposed single storey rear extension at lower level to form personal gym, formation of patio area at lower ground floor with steps up to garden, existing roof terrace extended above single storey extension with glazed and obscured screening.
126 Fairlight Road, Hastings, TN35 5EL
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00462
Proposed first floor front extension to form bedroom and ensuite (to be considered alongside separate Planning Application for a first floor extension at 60 Ironlatch Avenue).
58 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JN
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00463
Proposed removal of Conservatory to the rear. Erection of a single storey side extension to form 2 No. bedrooms, ensuite and separate bathroom. Blocking up of external side passage to the rear in order to enlarge garage door opening. New front porch. New velux window to the front elevation. Internal alterations.
2 Hickman Way, Hastings, TN34 2QF
Received 12 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PR/21/00464
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development to re roof the existing garage and install solar panels
8 Winchelsea Road, Hastings, TN35 4JU
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00465
Proposed outside classroom with associated retaining wall (retrospective)
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 46 Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NX
Received 10 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PR/21/00466
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for internal alterations to convert existing basement to habitable accommodation
39 St Helens Crescent, Hastings, TN34 2EN
Received 10 May 2021
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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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