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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,792Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,678 approved or refused records
1,338Refused applications
9,340 approved · 1,338 refused · 792 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- DecidedHS/PR/24/00736
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a proposed single storey rear extension and minor internal alterations
41 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/DS/24/00737
Approval of Reserved Matters relating to landscaping and layout of Outline Permission HS/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)
66 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PA
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00738
Create a first floor with flat roof to existing bungalow including rear extension
Anatevka, 4 Travellers Lane, Hastings, TN35 5QE
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00739
G1410 2 x Ash and 1 x Oak - Habitat to 3 metresG1411 2x Ash - Habitat to 3 metresT1412 Sycamore - Habitat to 3 metresT1413 Silver Birch - Habitat to 3 metres
Beauport Holiday Park, The Ridge West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PP
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00740
Discharge of conditions 5(Cycle storage), 6(External lighting) & 7(Obscured glass details) of Planning Permission HS/DS/21/00929
Land east of, 14-16 Harley Way, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00744
T1 Holm Oak - Pollard crown down by 2 metres (amended description)T2, T3 and T4 Oaks - Reduce the crown by 2 metres
1 Darwell Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TN
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00745
Conversion of the loft space to create an additional self-contained flat with associated alterations to the roof slopes.
56 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BN
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00746
Discharge of conditions: 4i (details of surface water management) and 5 (construction management plan) of Appeal Decision APP/B1415/W/23/3321708 HS/FA/22/00701
Site of former 59, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EN
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00747
Discharge of condition 2 (Interface details of the foundations, walls and roof) of Appeal Decision APP/B1415/Y/23/3321705 HS/LB/22/00702
Site of former 59, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EN
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/PIP/24/00748
Application for Permission in Principle for the erection of a maximum of two bungalows.
Land rear of Ashbrooke Lodge, 268 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JL
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00749
Discharge of condition 1 (removal of hard standing, details of landscaping and boundary treatment, scheme of implementation of biodiversity enhancements and details of surface water scheme) of Appeal Decision APP/B1415/C/22/3313499 EN/22/00023
Land East of Links Cottage, 40 Tilekiln Lane, Hastings, TN35 5EN
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CC/24/00750
Renovation and extension of Hollington Youth Hub, involving: demolition of previous extensions and detached garage; renovation and new windows to the original building; new entrance canopy to the front, and extensions to the side and rear, with associated landscaping and access improvements, external lighting and roof-mounted renewable energy equipment. (HS/3510/CC)
Hollington Youth Centre, Wishing Tree Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LL
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00751
Proposed two storey rear extension, facade changes and all other associated works.
29 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PT
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00754
Single storey rear infill extension with pitched roof to match existing rear extension, Upvc windows, doors and 4no. Velux windows within roof slopes. Replacement Upvc windows to existing ground floor side (south) and front elevations.
Flat B, 5 Cloudesley Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JN
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00755
Proposed elevation changes to external materials; existing brickwork at ground level to be rendered and entire first floor to have composite cladding, white windows changed to black upvc, existing timber garage demolished and replaced with new masonry garage and terrace above, existing vehicular access widened, new entrance gates and driveway, new gabion cages due to levels.
104 Bexleigh Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BB
Received 24 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CC/24/00756
Upgrades to existing pedestrian routes to create a shared use footway / cycleway connecting Sedlescombe Road North to Whitworth Road, comprising the laying of hardstanding and associated works (HS/3503/CC)
Land west of Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PZ (Grid Reference: E:579707 N:113084)
Received 16 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/LB/24/00757
Proposed overhaul, refurbish, partial replacement and certification works to the communal area doors including apartment doors, communal doors, service riser doors and meter cupboard doors.
Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00758
Discharge of conditions: 3 (external materials); 4 (details of rooflight, external joinery and juliette balcony) and 5 (details of cladding, above ground rainwater goods and roof finishes) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00343
12 Prospect Place, Hastings, TN34 1LN
Received 25 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/PA/24/00759
Notification for prior approval for change of use of ground floor from commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to a self contained dwelling (Use Class C3)
1 North Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EY
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00760
Discharge of condition 4 (details of facilities for storage of chemicals) of Hazardous Substance Consent HS/HZ/23/00642
82 Castleham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NT
Received 21 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00761
Proposed in-fill of hole in existing retaining wall (part retrospective).
323 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BD
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00762
Removal of existing porch and replacement with larger porch with pitched roof. Installation of new porch doors
Idaho, 168 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HH
Received 22 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00763
1x Oak - Crown reduce by 3 linear metres
Land Rear of, 22-40 Park Crescent, Hastings
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00764
2x Aspen - Pollard to 9 metres1x Hazel - Re-coppice
Little Warren Cottage, Hastings Country Park, Fairlight Road, Hastings, TN35 4AA
Received 18 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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