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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 dates11,230Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,171 approved or refused records
1,290Refused applications
8,881 approved · 1,290 refused · 757 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/PR/24/00561
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a single storey rear extension
10 St James's Road, Hastings, TN34 3LH
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00562
Redecorations to external render, replacement windows and door. Enlargement of rear ground floor window with opaque glazing.
7 Mount Pleasant, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DU
Received 5 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00563
Installation of 2no. conservation style rooflight within front and rear roof slope of outbuilding (amended description)
17-18 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/PR/24/00564
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a new single storey rear extension
12 Rotherfield Avenue, Hastings, TN34 3PA
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/EX/24/00566
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a self-contained dwelling.
Basement Flat 1A, Sussex House, 110 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 24 Jul 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00567
Discharge of condition 13 (evidence of as built drainage system), of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190 (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00730 (Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00392 - (Variation of condition 6 (an assessment for community facility building) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00003 (Erection of�a total of 151 no. dwellings (C3) and a 188 sq.m community centre (Use Class F2(b)) accessed from Harrow Lane, together with a 1,918 sq.m food retail store (Use Class E(a)) accessed from Sedlescombe Road North, and associated car parking, landscaping and servicing areas following demolition of the existing buildings (amended description) - Amendment to add in Site Plan Tenure Location Plan,(to approved plans), to move the 17 affordable units to blocks 2 and 4 (instead of blocks 1 and 2)) Amendments to road access for the retail unit)
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 6 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00568
Discharge of Condition 3 - Material Schedule, Condition 4 - Foul and Surface water Drainage, Condition 9 - Landscaping Scheme, Condition 10 - Cycle Storage and Condition 15 - Biodiversity Enhancement.(materials) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00806 (Division of existing large garden to erect single 2bed detached dwelling. Existing access and parking is to be used for the new dwelling )
60 Springfield Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TU
Received 7 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/CC/24/00570
Treatment to existing brickwork with breathable waterproofing cream to mitigate water ingress into stairwell tower (HS/3501/CCLB)
Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 29 Jul 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00571
Change of use from Local Authority waste management site to self storage facility (Retrospective)
Curtis Storage (Lancing) Ltd, Bulverhythe Depot, 161 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AF
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00572
Variation of Condition 2 (Development in accordance with approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00492 (Replacement of existing upvc bay windows to ground floor flat with traditional timber sliding sash windows and general alterations to frontage including reconstruction of first floor cantilevered balcony) - Amendment- Balcony revisions
25 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY
Received 9 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00574
Proposed rear extension to replace existing rear extension
Ground Floor, 86 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JD
Received 12 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00575
3x Silver Birches - Remove1x Oak - Reduce branches back from the dwelling by 3 linear metres, and to raise crown to 5 metres measured from ground level. (amended description)
Venmore, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00576
New windows to Ground and 1st Floor Rear Elevation
26 St Peters Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JG
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00577
Proposed infill of ground floor frontage recess or arcade to increase office floor area.
Shop Office and Premises, 29-30A Cornwallis Street, Hastings, TN34 1SS
Received 13 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00580
Conversion of existing detached garage to residential annexe for family use to remain part of Coach House.
Coach House, Avon Court, 45 The Green, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SY
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00581
Loft conversion with a rear dormer and roof light to the front elevation
First Floor Flat, 105 Emmanuel Road, Hastings, TN34 3LE
Received 14 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00582
Retention of a first floor rear extension and enlarged rebuilt ground floor extension (following damage from cliff fall) and proposed alterations
24 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 15 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00583
Retention of a first floor rear extension and enlarged rebuilt ground floor extension (following damage from cliff fall) and proposed alterations
24 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 15 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/EX/24/00584
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use of the building and yard as ancillary use as part of the caravan site known as Spindlewood Holiday Park.
Spindlewood Country Holiday Park, Rock Lane, Hastings, TN35 4JN
Received 16 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/PR/24/00585
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a internal loft conversion works, internal alterations & proposed roof lights within existing pitched roof form.
172 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TA
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00586
Single storey side and rear extension with patio area, steps and terraced planters (amended description)
4 Park Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2PG
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00587
Proposed Access Drive, works to include retaining wall and steps.
4 Park Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2PG
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/PR/24/00588
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a single storey side extension
197 Pinders Road, Hastings, TN35 5PW
Received 19 Aug 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00589
1x Oak - Raise crown by 5 metres
6 The Finches, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LQ
Received 8 Aug 2024
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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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