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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 dates11,749Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,638 approved or refused records
1,334Refused applications
9,304 approved · 1,334 refused · 790 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedHS/TP/24/00680
T1 Oak - Remove
Land to the rear of 87 Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NX
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00681
Discharge of Condition 9 (details of external joinery - north elevation) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00402
27-29 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00682
Replacement of lower roof on south elevation. Roof to be raised 25mm to allow for the installation of a breathable membrane
St Mary Magdalen Church, Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00683
Discharge of Condition 3 (samples of external surfaces) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00321 (Replace and enlarge existing rear extension)
19 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 25 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00686
Proposed porch
150 Blackman Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9EH
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CC/24/00687
Additional scaffolding to the turret and to bridge between the two approved towers to allow access to the front of the building at the higher floors. Repair to the stone mullions and cills including removal of the painted finish and stabilisation of the stonework. Repair to stonework columns along the balcony. Repair to brickwork panels along the balcony including loose bricks within the existing lintels. Additional areas of repointing to the front of the building and around the other parts of the tower, not already approved. Repair to crack along the chimney breast/party wall. Reroofing works to the tower.Treatment and minor repairs to corroded steels within the lightwell within the centre of the building (HS/3507/CCLB)
Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00689
2 x Pine - remove and replant with 1 x heavy standard Pine
14 Avondale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SA
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00690
Demolition of existing garage and erection of two detached dwellings with associated parking served by a new access road
195 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JJ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00691
Rebuild retaining wall to replace existing failing wall which currently forms part of a shed structure. Build 256mm Stepoc reinforced hollocore walls with 225mm thick base around existing walls. Rebuild reduced size sheds in hollow block partion around new retaining wall with bonded brickwork and precast, presented lintel to faces. Removal and replacement of existing shed roof.
45 Clement Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3TZ
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00692
Discharge of conditions: 17 (drainage details) and 21 (soft landscaping) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00540
Former Car Park, Cornwallis Street, Hastings
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00693
Proposed single-storey north elevation rear extension, rear balcony with glass balustrade, and patio terrace (amended description).
51 St Dominic Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PH
Received 27 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00694
Creation of a blocked paved driveway and dropped kerb
77 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2BS
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00695
Replacement of 5 windows with UPVC casement windows (retrospective)
9 Saxon Court, Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JZ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00696
Proposed replacement/re-painting of existing windows and doors to all elevations
34A and 34B Woodbrook Road, Hastings, TN34 2DQ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00697
Proposed rear extension and internal alterations
Ground Floor Flat, 34 Woodbrook Road, Hastings, TN34 2DQ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00698
Discharge of Condition 3 (details of roof lights) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00512 (To convert existing loft space to a bedroom with the installation of two conservation roof lights within the west elevation and replacement windows (amended description))
Flat 5, 9 Grosvenor Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AE
Received 20 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00699
1 x Oak - reduce branches and lift crown; 1 x Oak - lift crown; 1 x Hornbeam - lift crown
3 Lynwood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HT
Received 20 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00700
Change of use of second and third floor office to 4 flats (C3). Creation of windows to rear elevation
Second and Third Floor, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00701
Internal alterations to second and third floors to facilitate the creation of 4 flats (C3) and creation of windows to the rear elevation (amended description).
Second and Third Floor, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00702
Discharge of condition 6 (cycle storage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/17/00415
3 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00703
New pavillion building, additional toilets. Replacement beams. Installation of solar panels to existing roof. Painting of existing domes. Decoration of balustrades, front railings and gates.
Hastings Pier, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 22 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00704
Change of Use from C1 Hotel to C2 Residential Institution to provide short-stay accommodation for International Students within a language school operated by Buckswood School (Amended description)
The Chatsworth Hotel, 7 Carlisle Parade, Hastings, TN34 1JG
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00705
1 x Sweet Chestnut - Pollard at previous pollarding point; 1 x Beech - Reduce crown by 2m and thin by 10%
75 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00706
Replace the existing timber frame windows in poor condition to residential flat, with uPVC Replica sash windows - 11 no. windows
First Floor Flat, 21 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AJ
Received 2 Oct 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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