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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 dates10,647Searchable applications
140Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 9,647 approved or refused records
1,227Refused applications
8,420 approved · 1,227 refused · 713 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Appeal decidedHS/FA/21/01130
Retrospective permission for two storey rear extension and dormer with Juliette balcony. Construction of retaining walls with gabion cages.
129 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TP
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01132
Construction of a raised deck for 4 parking spaces opposite 34 and 35 St Mary's Terrace (amended description).
Land opposite 34-35 St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LS
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01133
Proposed upper ground floor extension with covered area below, decked area and steps to garden, new steps to front door, alterations and improvements including solar panels to roof
22A Clive Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5LW
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01134
Proposed change of use of Holiday let (class C1) to form a single dwelling(class C3).
Lantern Lodge, 146 Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DR
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01135
Proposed loft conversion with rooflights, removal of existing chimney, and new roof to existing rear extension with infill extension to rear. Infill extension to existing front recess.
11 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BP
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01136
Proposed first floor side extension to form self contained annexe, single storey rear extension and associated internal alterations.
15 Amherst Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1TU
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01137
Proposed two storey side extension to accommodate extended living room, dining room, bathroom, 2no. bathrooms. Proposed enclosed porch. Proposed driveway.
14 Murdock Mews, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AQ
Received 20 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/CD/21/01138
Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (specifications air extraction system) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/20/00699 (Refurbishment of cottage to include repairs to roof, installation of insulation, repointing, new plaster work, repositioning and reinstatement Tongue and Groove walls, removal of commode and installation of a flushing toilet. Installation of additional plumbing and electrical services)
104A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 15 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01139
Proposed installation of replacement windows.
Swan House, 65 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EN
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/DS/21/01140
Variation of Condition 3 (Approved drawings) and Removal of Condition 6 (Climate Change mitigation) - Provision of an air source heat pump - of Approval of reserved matters relating to landscaping of Outline Permission HS/OA/18/00096 - (Outline application (seeking approval for Access, Appearance, Layout & Scale) for 1 no. two storey three bedroom dwelling to rear of property. Demolition of existing double garage. Construction of new double garage and parking spaces to serve existing dwelling. Construction of single garage and parking spaces to serve new dwelling).
56 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PA
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01141
New single-family dwelling, associated landscaping, parking and use of existing access - Reuse of garage for parking and ancillary space (alternative to HS/FA/19/0880)
Land rear of, 28-42 Barley Lane, 38A Barley Lane, Hastings
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/CD/21/01142
Discharge of condition 3 (hard landscaping) of Planning Permission HS/FA/17/01046
Units C and D, 195 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BG
Received 13 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01144
Single storey extension and alterations to dwelling,including removal of garage and shed
47 Birch Way, Hastings, TN34 2JZ
Received 22 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/TP/21/01145
Proposal to repollard 3 x Sycamores; 2 x Limes and 1 x Horse chestnut
Land Adjacent 7 - 21, The Croft, Hastings
Received 21 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01146
Construction of boundary wall with infill fencing/gates (retrospective) which will serve a proposed new vehicular access to Lower Glen Road. The replacement of remainder of boundary treatment on western boundary to match. New gates to northern boundary serving existing vehicular access to Upper Church Road. Construction of outbuilding within garden. (Amended description)
20 Upper Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AS
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01147
Removal of the existing rear extension to the lower ground floor and the erection of a new full width single storey kitchen and dining room rear extension in its place.Replacement of closeboarded boundary fence and gate to passageway.
6 North Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EY
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01148
Structural rectification works extending Flat 3F and Flat 4F side walls to align with the Flat 2F masonry wall below, forming a small increase to Flat 3F and enlarging Flat 4F.
43 Earl Street, Hastings, TN34 1SG
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/21/01149
Inserting a side gate and garden path
Croft House, The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 24 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/LB/21/01150
Inserting a side gate and garden path
Croft House, The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 24 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/EX/21/01151
Application for a Certificate of Lawful development for existing use of whole building as x 2 self contained maisonettes known as 4a and 4b Tower Road West.
4 Tower Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RG
Received 22 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/PA/21/01152
Prior approval for new dwelling houses on terraced building in commercial and mixed use - increase of 5 x studio flats
9-15 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 23 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/22/00001
Single storey rear extension to the existing lower ground floor terrace, the conversion of the integral garage to a bedroom with replacement of the garage door with a window and for the replacement of all other PVC windows with good quality aluminium windows.
62 Upper Glen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AY
Received 24 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/FA/22/00002
Proposed side and rear extensions
11 Newlands Close, Hastings, TN34 2QW
Received 27 Dec 2021 - DecidedHS/LB/22/00003
Replacement of doors to Flats 2 to 7 and communal electrical cupboard, replacement roof light, rebuilding of eastern chimney stack, replacement and repositioning of roof hatch and repair of crack in rear retaining wall (part-retrospective) (amended description).
3 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 29 Dec 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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