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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 dates12,241Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,100 approved or refused records
1,396Refused applications
9,704 approved · 1,396 refused · 804 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/FA/25/00369
Replacement/repair works to the roof on a like-for-like basis following fire damage. Enlargement of the two existing symmetrical front dormers, and the installation of a roof light within the front (amended description)
4 Cedar Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HR
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00370
Discharge of conditions: 5 (details of new external pipework, flues and vents); 7 (details of floor tiles) and 10 (details of wood burners and fire surrounds) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/23/00757
120 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/EX/25/00373
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a domestic dwelling (use class c3)
3 Cumberland Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QL
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00374
3 x Holm Oaks (no.1 on the location plan) prune overhanging branches by 6 metres 1 x Ash tree (no.2 on location plan), prune back to boundary of 14 Gresham Way
11 Branksome Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UA
Received 27 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00376
Fireplace alterations & associated works. Damp proofing works within the basement service room
27 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DA
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00377
Discharge of condition 5 (details of new external pipework, flues and vents) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00210
120 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00378
Erection of a single storey side (east) extension. (amended description)
42 St Peters Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JH
Received 30 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00379
Proposed loft conversion including demolition of existing roof structure and raising of roof level to accommodate a new top floor and terraces to the front and rear of the building's top level with privacy screening. Replacement of existing UPVC casement windows at second floor (front elevation) with UPVC heritage sliding sash windows (amended description)
2 St Margarets Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EN
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Appeal decidedHS/PR/25/00380
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for use of land as a caravan site for the siting of static caravans for use as a main place of residence between 1st March and 30th November in each year.
Spindlewood Country Holiday Park, Rock Lane, Hastings, TN35 4JN
Received 1 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/AA/25/00381
Installation of two internally illuminated digital signage screens fixed to the entrance pillars and one internally illuminated digital signage screen fixed to the western side elevation (amended description)
White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JX
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/25/00382
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a Dormer extension to rear elevation and installation of 1 No. roof light within the front elevation
27 St Marys Road, Hastings, TN34 3LN
Received 2 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00383
Hip-to-gable roof extension and rear dormer allowing two additional bedrooms .
7 Tudor Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NS
Received 3 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00384
Variation of condition 2 (number of children at premises) of Planning Permission HS/FA/12/00180 Amendment - Increase in maximum number of children at premises from 40 to 46
Day Nursery and Premises, 17 Calvert Road, Hastings, TN34 3NG
Received 4 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00385
Proposed rear dormer extension. 3 no. Velux Rooflights to the front roof slope. Blocking up of 1no. east side windows and instalation of 1.no east side windows in a different part of the wall. (amended description).
38 Park Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2PN
Received 4 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00387
T1 Holm Oak - Coppice limb overhanging drive by 1.5 metres. Reduce remaining crown by 1.5-2 metres
96 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PG
Received 24 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00388
1x Oak - Raise crown by 5 linear metres
9 Tenterden Rise, Hastings, TN34 2HH
Received 23 Jun 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00389
Change of Use of the Maple Room (Previous Use Class D1 and D2) to a Driving Test Centre (Use Class Sui Generis) - Retrospective
The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA
Received 8 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00390
Proposed replacement of 2 no. front elevation timber sliding sash windows with uPVC sliding sash windows
Flat 21, Medlow Court, 56 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DB
Received 8 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00391
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Hard Landscaping), 5 (Drainage), 6 (Bin Store), 7 (Materials), 8 (Soft Landscaping), 9 (Tree Protection), 10 (Levels), 11 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), 14 (Parking), 16 (Cycles), 17 (Turning Space), 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Measures) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00302
Land Adjacent to 1 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Received 8 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00394
Single storey rear extension with flat roof, including roof lights and internal ground floor alterations
122 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EL
Received 9 Jul 2025 - RegisteredHS/FA/25/00395
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of two storey rear extension, including balcony with privacy screening and internal remodel of existing dwelling. Velux roof terrace access within side (north) elevation. Garage conversion with garage door replaced with windows. Alterations to existing driveway, front boundary wall, and fencing to provide revised vehicular access and new pedestrian gated entrance (amended description).
67 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PG
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Appeal lodgedHS/PR/25/00396
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for use of part of garden to site a mobile home/caravan to provide residential accommodation
11 Barnfield Close, Hastings, TN34 1TS
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00397
Discharge of conditions: 17 (ii), (iii) & (iv) (drainage details), 22 (i) & (ii) (refuse storage) and 23 (i) & (ii) (cycle storage) of Outline Application HS/OA/22/00514
Former, 20 Branksome Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UA
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00398
Erection of 31 dwellings with associated infrastructure, access and landscaping.
Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 11 Jul 2025
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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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