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Hastings Borough Council
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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
11,059Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,013 approved or refused records
1,268Refused applications

8,745 approved · 1,268 refused · 748 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2010 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/FA/23/00682

    Demolition of sub-standard buildings and erection of new MOT building and EV repair workshop building

    Terrain Vehicles, Units 8, 10 & 12 Bridge Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AP

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  2. DecidedHS/FA/23/00683

    Proposed replacement for top windows on both rear and front, like for like. Reinstating wood burner into existing opening and reinstating Redbank Louvre Chimney Pot. Adding a brick wall at the rear for parking and garden separation/privacy

    17 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  3. DecidedHS/LB/23/00684

    Proposed replacement for top windows on both rear and front, like for like. Reinstating wood burner into existing opening and reinstating Redbank Louvre Chimney Pot. Adding a brick wall at the rear for parking and garden separation/privacy

    17 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  4. DecidedHS/FA/23/00685

    Proposed loft conversion with conservation rooflights

    10A West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NB

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  5. DecidedHS/FA/23/00686

    Replacement of 3 no. windows to the fourth floor of the rear elevation with white uPVC windows (amended description)

    39 Hughenden Court, Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3ST

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  6. DecidedHS/FA/23/00690

    Proposed replacement of timber frame single glazed sash windows to existing front (South-East) elevation, first and second floor bay windows with timber frame sash windows with double glazed units.

    63 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EW

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  7. DecidedHS/FA/23/00691

    Retrospective change of use from office (class E) to residential (class C3). Internal alterations to form a bed sitting room with separate kitchen and bathroom. External alterations to include new fanlights above balcony doors within front elevation and the installation of external vents within rear elevation (amended description).

    Flat 2, 29 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PN

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  8. DecidedHS/LB/23/00692

    Retrospective change of use from office (class E) to residential (class C3). Internal alterations to form a bed sitting room with separate kitchen and bathroom. External alterations to include new fanlights above balcony doors within front elevation and the installation of external vents within rear elevation (amended description).

    Flat 2, 29 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PN

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  9. DecidedHS/FA/23/00693

    A single storey Garden Annexe at the rear end of the garden.

    33 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  10. DecidedHS/FA/23/00694

    Installation of window to side elevation.

    22C Holmesdale Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LY

    Received 22 Sept 2023
  11. DecidedHS/OA/23/00697

    Outline Planning Permission seeking approval for Access, Appearance and Scale for a proposed new 2 bed dwelling in the rear garden of No. 66 Filsham Road.Amended description.

    66 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PA

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  12. DecidedHS/FA/23/00698

    Change of use from Class E (Cafe/Shop) to a Nail Parlour (Sui Generis), No internal/external alterations are proposed.

    Ground Floor, 56 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE

    Received 25 Sept 2023
  13. DecidedHS/CD/23/00701

    Discharge of Condition 3 (paint details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00470 - Proposed kitchen extract extension flu installation, extending by 9.6 metres

    Public House, Yates Wine Lodge, 54-56 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HY

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  14. DecidedHS/PR/23/00702

    Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for Hip to gable loft conversion with the creation of a rear dormer

    146 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DD

    Received 27 Sept 2023
  15. DecidedHS/TP/23/00703

    1 x Oak - Crown reduction by 3 linear metres

    1 Oxley Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SZ

    Received 19 Sept 2023
  16. DecidedHS/FA/23/00704

    Replacement windows and doors to the rear elevation (amended description)

    Flat 1, 10 Anglesea Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QS

    Received 20 Sept 2023
  17. DecidedHS/DS/23/00705

    Approval of Reserved Matters relating to conditions 1 & 2 (appearance and landscaping); 5 (materials); 6 (hard landscaping); 7 (soft landscaping); 10 (boundary treatments); and, 11 (land contamination) of Outline Planning Permission HS/OA/19/00326 for the erection of 17 no. terraced houses with parking (existing 4 bungalows to be demolished) - Appeal Ref: APP/B1415/W/20/3251722

    Land at Chiltern Drive, Hastings, TN34 3PH

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  18. DecidedHS/FA/23/00706

    Refurbishment of the existing Observer Building rooftop with single storey extensions. Works include; fit-out and thermal upgrades to existing internal spaces to create The Town Room - drinking establishment with food (Class E(B) & Sui Generis), general repair works throughout to prevent water ingress, creation of accessible roof terrace, and erection of 2no extensions to create a rooftop venue with flexible community meeting spaces and provision of activities for local young people (mix of Class F2(b) and F2(c)). This application is for a reduced massing of the existing planning permission reference: HS/FA/20/00320 (Amended description).

    Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  19. DecidedHS/TP/23/00707

    Oak -Reshape of crown with a height reduction of 5m and reduction of east side of crown by 4m (amended description)

    16 Ravine Close, Hastings, TN34 2BH

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  20. DecidedHS/CD/23/00708

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Construction Method Statement), 5 (foul sewerage and surface water disposal/management), 6 (soft and hard landscaping), 8 (soft landscaping), 9 (materials), and 16 (Climate Change Mitigation) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/01036 (Proposed construction of 3 bedroom dwelling and associated parking / garden areas)

    Land at rear of 401 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BE

    Received 28 Sept 2023
  21. DecidedHS/FA/23/00709

    Proposed removal of existing front porch and construction of a new larger porch.

    125A Ashford Road, Hastings, TN34 2HY

    Received 29 Sept 2023
  22. DecidedHS/LB/23/00710

    Fire safety improvement works to be undertaken to communal areas as well as general repairs.

    East Hill House, 13 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DE

    Received 29 Sept 2023
  23. DecidedHS/FA/23/00712

    Amendment to condition 11 (Delivery hours) of Planning Permission HS/FA/09/00284 (Application for Asda retail store with associated customer restaurant, car parking, landscaping and highways works) - amendment to condition wording to allow deliveries to and from the site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, subject to the stipulation that 'During loading and unloading of goods or materials between 2300 and 0500 hours within the store service yard, (i) Engines of all service vehicles shall be switched off when not manoeuvring (ii) Service vehicle refrigeration units to be switched-off (iii) Service vehicle radios and intercom systems to be switched off, and (iv) HGVs only to be unloaded / loaded when attached to the dedicated HGV loading dock.' (Amended Description)

    Asda, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AA

    Received 2 Oct 2023
  24. DecidedHS/FA/23/00713

    Installation of two new external boiler flues

    St Matthews Parish Church, London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PD

    Received 2 Oct 2023

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