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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 dates11,765Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,651 approved or refused records
1,336Refused applications
9,315 approved · 1,336 refused · 792 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/NM/24/00707
Non-material amendment of planning permission HS/FA/23/00730 (Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00392 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) - Amendment to access for the retail element
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00708
Loft conversion including hip-to-gable on east and west sides, rear dormer, small glass box to the rear housing staircase (and rear entrance), excavation to accommodate lower ground floor extension connecting house to garden due to steep topography - extension provides terrace from bungalow level. Conversion of existing detached garden room to habitable space (amended description)
7 Tudor Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NS
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00710
Proposed residential development for 37 no. dwellings, including the creation of a new access onto West Hill Road, the construction of new walling to West Hill Road frontage, provision of landscaping, parking, earthworks and drainage
123-125 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00711
Discharge of condition 13 (evidence of installed ecological enhancements) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00594
Land east of, 16-24 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00712
Discharge of conditions: 5 (drainage details); 6 (ventilation and extraction details); 7 (details of external decorative finishes); 8 (details of rainwater goods and roof finishes); 9 (details of building regulations works) and 10 (boundary wall and gate details) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/23/00868
14 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00713
1 x Oak: reduce crown by 2 linear metres
14 Hollinghurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JP
Received 30 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00714
Discharge of conditions 4 (details of extract pipes, drainage routes, handrails, staircase paint, doors, windows and joinery details) and 6 (footings details) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/22/00743(Amended Description)
108-109 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CC/24/00715
The erection of a temporary support scaffolding to the existing fire escape with required fixing points to the rear of the building (HS/3509/CCLB)
Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00716
Discharge of conditions: 4 (written scheme of arcaheological investigation); 6 (details of external vents); 7 (details rainwater goods and roof finishes); 8 (boundary wall and gate details) and 14 (cycle storage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00867
14 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00717
Discharge of condition 4 (schedule of works to parpapet) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/23/00902
5 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00718
Conversion of shop and upper Maisonette to 7 bedroom(ensuite) HMO
17 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3SB
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/PA/24/00719
Notification for prior approval for the installation of 246 No. roof mounted solar PV panels
Summerfields Sports Centre, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET
Received 8 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00720
Removal part section of the external rear corner to the upper ground floor of the property, and installation of a new roller shutter doors and window to new elevation.
Euro Car Parts Warehouse, Menzies Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BB
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00721
Removal of an existing raised rear garden terrace and replacement with a new rear garden terrace with a below ground home working space below.
27 Quarry Road, Hastings, TN34 3SE
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00722
Discharge of condition 3 (details of cladding colour and finish) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00807
17 Dunclutha Road, Hastings, TN34 2JA
Received 2 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00723
Replace front and rear windows with uPVC thermal vertical sash sliding frames
Flat 1 (Garden Flat), 12 Holmesdale Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LY
Received 23 Sept 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00726
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans), 4 (external materials and finishes), 5 (internal works details), 6 (building regulations) and 7 (structural alterations details) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/23/00288 - Amendments- internal layout changes and drawing corrections.
Restaurant and Premises, 15A-18A East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 9 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00727
Replacement uPVC Heritage Rose windows to first and second floor flats on the rear and side
Flats 1 and 2, 3 Shepherd Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ET
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00728
Retrospective permission for the erection of a detached ancillary outbuilding
16 Brittany Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RD
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00729
First and second floor rear extensions which include enclosure of existing terraces. Proposed mansard roof and creation of a roof terrace. Fenestration changes from existing with addition of new openings (amended description)
44A Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EJ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00730
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension and Porch Infill and rear decking area
16 Fletcher Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QX
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00732
Demolition of existing garage structure and erection of new single storey side extension in its place. Erection of retaining wall and formation of front yard area with new external access steps to basement level (amended description)
1 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PT
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00734
Two-storey extension at the front of the dwelling consisting of an enlarged glazed porch at ground floor level with a white click board clad element at first floor level with front-facing uPVC window and flat roof (amended description).
199 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EA
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00735
Installation of solar panels
9 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
Received 4 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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