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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 dates11,817Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,701 approved or refused records
1,338Refused applications
9,363 approved · 1,338 refused · 792 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedHS/TP/24/00765
T1 Oak - Pollard and repeat works every 3 years over a 20 year period
5 Ravine Close, Hastings, TN34 2BH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00766
T1 Oak - Reduce crown to previous pruning points
Land adjacent 1 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XT
Received 18 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/PIP/24/00767
Application for Permission in Principle for the construction of 1 dwelling
308B The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00768
The replacement of the existing painted white timber windows to the front, side and rear elevations with new white PVCu wood effect double glazed units..
33 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EN
Received 29 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00770
Proposed single-storey side extension to south-east elevation and front elevation single-storey porch (amended description)
33 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 1 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00771
Proposed single-storey rear extension and alterations to existing flat roof
211 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JB
Received 1 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00772
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and remove condition 5 (provision of manager's flat) and condition 7 (use of manager's flat) of Planning Permission no. HS/FA/22/00595 (amended description).
Sussex Edwardian Hotel, Eisenhower Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 1 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00773
Proposed single storey side and rear extension to form ground floor shower room
35 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00774
Discharge of condition 6 (details of the approach to cleaning the Statue) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/24/00212
Queen Anne Statue, Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PT
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00775
Discharge of conditions: 8 (hard landscaping) and 10 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/13/006943
Plot 20, Wartling Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9QX
Received 28 Oct 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00776
Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Proposed rear single-storey extension with raised terrace and steps leading to garden. Garage conversion to increase internal habitable space with increase in roof height. Loft conversion with rooflights to front and rear. Changes to existing fenestration (amended description).
12 William Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DF
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00777
First floor extension to front elevation, front single-storey extension to garage with small balcony above extended garage (amended description).
5 Regency Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UD
Received 6 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/NM/24/00778
Non Material Amendment of Condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00941 ? Amendments to floor plans to include cycle storage
Undercroft Area Below Flat Nos. 10 - 27 The Sycamores, Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6JL
Received 6 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00779
Installation of 2no. conservation style rooflight within front and rear roof slope of outbuilding.
17-18 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 6 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00780
Discharge of conditions: 3 (materials); 7 (construction management plan) and 10 (cycle storage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00941
Undercroft Area Below Flat Nos. 10 - 27 The Sycamores, Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6JL
Received 7 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00781
Single storey rear extension to create an open plan kitchen / dining room.
27 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
Received 7 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00783
Two-storey side extension to provide 3 no. additional bedrooms with en-suites, family room. Pitched roof over, gabled front and rear, lean-to pitched roof over ground floor projection and continued over existing entrance hall and cloakroom. New pavement crossover with vehicular access from Hillside Road with two car parking within site curtilage (amended description)
227 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QY
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00784
Discharge of condition 8 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00439
Millifont Guest House, 8-9 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00785
Replacement of existing ground floor timber bay windows with UPVc windows
68 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LD
Received 4 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00786
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00252 Amendments to fenestration and renewable energy strategy.
54 Boscobel Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NZ
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/PA/24/00787
Notification for prior approval for change of use of ground floor shop from commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to one bed self contained flat (Use Class C3) and the basement to storage cycle storage and laundry room (amended description)
Shop and Premises, 150 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN
Received 5 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00788
Loft Conversion including hip to gable roof extension, rear flat roof dormer and conservation style roof lights. Re-modelling of previously built ground floor rear outstand. New windows and doors throughout the property. Demolition of detached garage and build new open car port
3 Highlands Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HS
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/EX/24/00789
Application for a Certificate of Lawful development for existing use of no. 1 and no. 2 The Old Farmhouse as 2 no. dwelling houses C3
1 and 2 The Old Farmhouse, Spindlewood Country Holiday Park, Rock Lane, Hastings, TN35 4JN
Received 13 Nov 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00790
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00722 - Amendment to layout, height, siting, roof form and fenestration of new dwelling, relocation of refuse store and cycle store/shed, change to location of ASHP, amendment of material palette/design of front facade, addition of steps along the front of site and correction of plans to show site levels in accordance with recent topographical survey data.
1 St Matthews Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 14 Nov 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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