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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 dates11,128Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 10,078 approved or refused records
1,278Refused applications
8,800 approved · 1,278 refused · 751 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2010 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/FA/24/00112
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00498 - Amendments - East elevation: retention and redecoration of existing windows in Arch 1, retention and redecoration of existing steps to Arch 1, relocation of door to arch 2 centralisation and widening of existing steps to arch 2, additional window to arch 3, The proposed signage now extending across both arch 2 and 3. West elevation: alternative door design to arch 2 (Amended description).
Linton Arches, Braybrooke Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1TD
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00113
Discharge of condition 4 (cross-sections through the transom details for the new windows) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00064 (Construction of single two storey detached dwelling with garage (Amendments to existing approved scheme HS/FA/17/00016 with variation to HS/FA/17/00932))
23 Springfield Valley, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RP
Received 14 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00115
Installation of two black metal gates to prevent ASB and environmental crimes
Trinity Passage, Hastings
Received 7 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00116
Single storey front extension
2 Westerleigh Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UQ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00118
Proposed external alterations to existing building, proposed roof conversion (convert loft space into 2 storey maisonette with existing second floor flat) replacement of windows, new fire escape stair to rear elevation.
81 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AR
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00119
Proposed house alterations and extensions to include removal of a current attached garage, two-storey side extension & single-storey rear extension, alterations and creation of openings, installation of roof lights and driveway width increase and creation of footpaths.
41 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 19 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00121
Creation of 2no. additional flats (1no. one bedroom and 1no. two bedroom) at 12th floor ? no external works proposed
Ocean House, 87-89 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6LW
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00122
Repairs to parapet gutter, reinstatement of parapet to original "battlements" as per James Burton design, facade decorations
5 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 20 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/PR/24/00123
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for an extension of roofline to form gable end and installation of box style dormer to rear elevation. Addition of 1 no. rooflight window to the north-east (front) elevation (amended description).
2 Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NU
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Appeal decidedHS/FA/24/00125
Installation of slimline heritage aluminium window & door at ground floor level. Installation of aluminium fenestration. (Retrospective)
4 Priory Houses, St Michaels Place, Hastings, TN34 1LL
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00126
Erection of single-storey detached dwelling including associated parking and landscaped rear garden.
Land between 15 The Suttons and Ironlatch Cottages, Crowhurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JS
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00127
1 x Oak - reduce crown by 2 linear metres1 x Oak - reduce crown by 4 linear metres
20 Truman Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7TH
Received 13 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00128
Timber replacement of second floor front bay window
Flat 4, 23 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QW
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00129
Replacement of the existing rear external timber staircase with a steel alternative
Flat 4, 21 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JN
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00130
Discharge of Condition 3 (submission of details of the proposed new white uPVC windows and doors) of Planning Permission HS/LB/22/00640 (Removal of existing windows and external doors and replacement with new uPVC windows and external doors)
191 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00131
Discharge of Condition 4 (submission of details of the proposed new white uPVC windows and doors) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00717 (Removal of existing windows and external doors and replacement with new uPVC windows and external doors)
191 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00132
Conversion of first and second floor maisonette into two self-contained flats. Existing front and rear windows replaced with UPVC sliding sash windows. Rear window blocked up. Rear window opening altered.
27A Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AH
Received 21 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00133
Conversion of existing vacant building at 17A Silchester Road to form three dwellings
17A Silchester Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JB
Received 22 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/PR/24/00134
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a single storey rear extension.
33 Adelaide Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9DA
Received 23 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00135
Construction of single storey rear extension
1 Brede Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QT
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/CD/24/00136
Discharge of conditions: 4 (delivery partner certificate) and 15 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00594 (Demolition of existing bungalow at no.24 and construction of eight family dwellings and new access road, landscaping and associated works (variation of HS/FA/18/00901))
Land east of, 16-24 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JE
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00137
Demolish existing single garage & replace with a larger garage
Garage, Rear of 77 Victoria Avenue, (Travellers Lane) Hastings, TN35 5BT
Received 26 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/FA/24/00138
Proposed first floor extension to provide additional living accommodation.
16 Fernside Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UU
Received 16 Feb 2024 - DecidedHS/TP/24/00139
4x Oak - Reduce crown by 3 linear metres
397 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RJ
Received 16 Feb 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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