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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 dates10,469Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,484 approved or refused records
1,212Refused applications
8,272 approved · 1,212 refused · 700 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/DS/21/00502
Approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of Outline Permission HS/OA/19/00542 (Outline Permission (seeking approval for access) for redevelopment of part of former hospital site to provide 16 dwellings, (all other matters reserved))
Site of Mount Pleasant Hospital, 7 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AA
Received 19 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00503
Extension to existing outbuilding and change of use of outbuilding to beauty salon
60 Parkstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2NT
Received 19 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00504
Proposed first floor side extension to form bedroom, games room and dressing area and single storey side extension to form store on the ground floor.
23 Ledsham Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LQ
Received 19 May 2021 - Appeal decidedHS/FA/21/00507
Proposed construction of 3 dwellings (one detached dwelling with garage and a pair of semi-detached dwellings)
Land adjacent 1 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Received 20 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00508
Proposed parking bay fronting High Street. Retrospective pergola to the front elevation, access to roof terrace to the rear, open terrace and decking
8 Winding Street, Hastings, TN34 3AT
Received 20 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00510
Single storey rear extension (2.8 depth)
1 The Spaldings, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TP
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedHS/LB/21/00511
Replacement of existing modern timber entrance door to flats and adjoining infill with new full width timber panelled door and borrowed light over
1A Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 21 May 2021 - Appeal decidedHS/FA/21/00512
Proposed demolition of existing detached garage and erect of a new 3 bed end of terrace dwelling on land within curtilage of 16 Harold Road
16 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NL
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedHS/TP/21/00513
W1 Mixed species broadleaf and coniferous trees - Trim back to boundary
113 Burry Road, previously known as Site of former 56 Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QX
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedHS/TP/21/00516
1x Oak - Remove 2 lower branches and crown lift to 5 linear metres
33 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2DN
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00517
Construction of new repair and valet bay
Birchwood Ford Showrooms, John Macadam Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7SQ
Received 21 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00518
Over-cladding of existing stone roofs to north and south chapels with natural slate to eradicate damp issues and new cast iron rainwater goods including new enlarged high level hoppers and replacement of plastic gutters to east elevation with cast iron.
St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6ET
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00519
Replace 2x rear 2nd floor timber sliding sash windows with wood grain effect UPVC sliding sash windows (amended description)
Second Floor Flat 4, 39 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JY
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00520
Construction of a new nursery/preschool setting in the grounds of Conquest Hospital for the use by staff only. This application will supersede previous planning approval HS/FA/20/00422.
Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 24 May 2021 - Appeal decidedHS/TL/21/00521
Proposed 5G 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
Grass area between 275 and 293 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea (opposite 174 Lower Glen Road, between bus stop and postbox)
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00522
Installation of 2 x Roof Lights and replacement of 1 x existing with Velux Cabrio system. Installation of soil stack to north of building to facilitate 1 x bathroom and 1 x ensuite. (Retrospective)(amended description).
Maisonette, 2nd and 3rd Floors, 25 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/CD/21/00524
Discharge of conditions: 2 (above ground material samples); 5 (soft landscaping); 7 (foul and surface water sewerage management plan and evidence including photos of completed drainage system); 8 (sustainable urban drainage system details); 13 (lighting report); 14 (details of bounday walls, fences or hedges); 15 (hard landscaping); 16 (waste storage details); 17 (construction environmental management plan) and 19 (details of surface water management company) of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00186
Land at Amsterdam Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DZ
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00525
Proposed works to existing rear ground floor extension forming 2 nos windows and 1 nos external door and new roof, and removal of dilapidated shed extension.
5 Swan Avenue, Hastings, TN34 3HX
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00526
Demolition of existing link detached garage and reprovision of a new integral storage area to replace garage with additional ancillary accommodation. Construction of two storey front and side extension. Single Storey Lean to Front Extension comprising a new porch and garage space whilst maintaining driveway parking for multiple cars.
222 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PA/21/00527
Notification for prior approval for proposed change of use second and third floors from offices (B1(a)) to 5 self contained flats (C3)
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/CD/21/00528
Discharge of condition 4 (method statement) of Planning Permission HS/FA/19/00871
Land Adjoining Fishponds Cottages, Barley Lane, Hastings Country Park, Hastings
Received 24 May 2021 - DecidedHS/PR/21/00530
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a rear dormer
37 Athelstan Road, Hastings, TN35 5JB
Received 25 May 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/00531
Replace 1980's velux windows on upper (top) floor with conventional sash with fanlight, lead covered dormer.
Flat, 44 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 25 May 2021 - DecidedHS/LB/21/00532
Replace 1980's velux windows on upper (top) floor with conventional sash with fanlight, lead covered dormer.
Flat, 44 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 25 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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