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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 dates11,731Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,621 approved or refused records
1,334Refused applications
9,287 approved · 1,334 refused · 790 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/00651
Discharge of condition 4 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00965 (Proposed extensions, improvements and conversion of redundant building to create 5no. residential units)
391 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BD
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00653
T1 Weeping Beech - Crown reduction by 2.5 metresT2 Lime - Crown reduce western crown by 3 metresT3 Oak - Crown reduction of western canopy by 3 metres
4 Epsom Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0WG
Received 6 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/PR/24/00654
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a single storey rear extension
9 Ranmore Close, Hastings, TN34 2QS
Received 9 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00655
Rear two storey extension with ground floor footprint extending out beyond existing extension. Single storey side extension to west elevation to adjoin ground floor of rear extension above. Single storey side extension to east elevation to replace existing lean-to.
2 Beaufort Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QA
Received 16 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00656
Erection of three detached dwellings
Land rear of 461-467 Bexhill Road, (West of Amsterdam Way) St Leonards-on-sea
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00657
Discharge of conditions: 4 (details of extract pipes, drainage routes, handrails, staircase paint, doors, windows and joinery details); 6 (footings details), 7 (archaeological scheme of investigation), 8 (asbestos survey), and 9 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00467 (Amended Description)
108-109 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00658
Increased width of drop kerbs to improve vehicular access to existing parking area.
201 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2AX
Received 17 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00661
Discharge of Conditions 3 (details of external materials), 6 (Construction Method statement) and 16 (details of visibility splays) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00793 (Erection of 2 x two-storey semi detached dwellings with associated parking and vehicular access)
Site of former, 42 Beauharrow Road, (Land between 38 Beauharrow Road and 1 The West Trees), St Leonards-on-sea
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00662
Discharge of Conditions 10.i (joinery details), 10.ii (details of railings on roof) and 11 (Solar PV layout) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00706
Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT
Received 18 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00663
Proposed single storey rear extension
3 Hamilton Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5HQ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00664
Discharge of Condition 2 (landscaping) of Planning Permission HS/DS/21/00929 (Approval of reserved matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale, for the erection of 3 no.2 bed apartments of Planning Permission HS/OA/18/00726 - Outline application (seeking approval of Access), for the erection of 4 no.2 bed apartments)
Land adjoining, 14-16 Harley Way, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00665
Discharge of Condition 3 (joinery details) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/24/00485 (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/23/00246 (Internal alterations to flat 1 and 3: Overhaul electrics, plumbing, and heating. Replace and relocate internal staircase, kitchen, internal partition walls, and bathroom. Replace internal doors and floor boards.) Amendments to the internal stair design, cabinetry surrounding stairs and door to bedroom 3. Omission of top stair winder)
Adelaide House, 23 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00666
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Precautionary Method of Works), 12 (Drainage system), 13 (Drainage system management plan) and 17 (Construction Management Plan) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00101
Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 20 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00667
G1 - Group of 10no. Willow - remove (amended description)
land rear of 48 - 62 Cooden Ledge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8ET
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00668
1 x Pine - reduce central spire
Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 11 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00669
Two storey side extension and change of boundary
131 Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00670
Discharge of condition 8 (hard and soft landscaping) of Reserved Matters HS/DS/22/00652
Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 23 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00671
Yew tree - Reduce height by 3-4m and width by 2-3m. Removal of growth from trunk.
Hawthorns, 137 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HH
Received 23 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00672
Proposed single storey infill side/rear extension
Flat 1 Basement, 19 St Margarets Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EH
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00673
Removal of existing metal roof covering and replacement with Tata steel Trisomet roof panels and Filon GRP Double skin rooflights. Concrete gutters are to be lined with a WeatherFAST system. Painted timber framed windows are to be replaced with new PVCu windows. Taking into account the height of the existing and proposed coverings, the roof will be raised by circa 175mm.
Unit 2 West Ridge Industrial Estate, The Ridge West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PJ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00674
Discharge of condition 4 (drainage system) of Planning Permission HS/FA/18/00663 (Partial demolition of the existing rear extension and replacement with a proposed new extension, including a new rooftop extension to form 7No. additional dwellings and associated refuse store, cycle store, lift, new external access stair and landscaped courtyard. Erection of a proposed new shopfront and reconfiguration of the existing retail unit at ground floor and basement.)
32-33 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00675
Construction and operation of a energy storage site comprising a micro 200kW (800kWhr) Energy Storage System (ESS) (known as a 'Battery Box')
Grass verge fronting, 29-31 Castleham Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00678
Installation of fixed bollards and retractable bollards in order to restrict through vehicular traffic on the section of Archery Road to the front of Archery Villas (pedestrian access and access for residents to remain unaffacted).
Land within and adjacent to carriageway, Archery Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea
Received 24 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00679
Discharge of condition 6 (soft landscaping) of Reserved Matters HS/DS/21/01044 (Approval of Reserved Matters relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to Outline Planning Permission HS/OA/17/00901 (Outline application,(seeking approval of Access) for the erection of 140 residential units (22 no. 4-bed, 61 no. 3-bed, 36 no. 2-bed, 21 no. 1-bed units) of which fifty six are 'affordable homes', public open space, access and landscaping at Harrow Lane Playing Fields, St Leonards-on-sea.))
Harrow Lane playing fields, Harrow Lane, St Leonards on sea
Received 24 Sept 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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