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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 dates12,540Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,385 approved or refused records
1,450Refused applications
9,935 approved · 1,450 refused · 811 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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- DecidedHS/FA/25/00694
Proposed single storey rear extension on lower ground floor to form kitchen, living area and internal alterations to form shower room and utility area with proposed internal alterations on ground floor to facilitate the same. Amendment to existing door and window configuration on side elevation.
253 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3UA
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00695
Discharge of conditions: 4 (structural engineers report) and 5 (privacy screen details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00178
22 Linton Crescent, Hastings, TN34 1TJ
Received 20 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00697
Variation to conditions 2 (approved plans), 14 (soft landscaping), 17 (hard landscaping), and 18 (refuse) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00850 - Amendments -Correction of Elevations:Addition of porch canopy:Updated Roof Pitch for Solar Panels:Updated Drainage Layout. Other condition amendments (14, 17 and 18) update drawing nos only to reflect those changes (amended description)
Woodlands, 15 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00698
Discharge of condition 5 (detailed drawings of external joinery) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/25/00080
100 and 100A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00699
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00656 (Not Phased)
Land rear of 461-467 Bexhill Road, (West of Amsterdam Way) St Leonards-on-sea
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00700
Proposed removal of rubble to allow for further structural investigations and re-instatement of damaged boundary wall and pier
West Hill House, 7 Exmouth Place, Hastings, TN34 3JA
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00701
Proposed removal of rubble to allow for further structural investigations and re-instatement of damaged boundary wall and pier
West Hill House, 7 Exmouth Place, Hastings, TN34 3JA
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00702
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 4 (obscure-glazing), 5 (drainage), 6 (CEMP), 8 (cycle storage), 9 (bin store), 10 (external lighting) and 12 (privacy film) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00133 - Amendments - Removal of terraces to Units B & C, changes to fenestration, reconfiguration of floorplan; and removal of internal mezzanine, to Unit A. Other condition wording affected by those changes to be amended (amended description)
17A Silchester Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JB
Received 21 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00703
Proposed detached annexe to West Hill Pavilion.
West Hill Pavilion, Exmouth Place, Hastings, TN34 3JA
Received 24 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00704
Proposed extension to the existing rear, single storey extension. Proposed dormer to rear elevation to form bedroom and ensuite. Proposed 2 No. roof lights to front elevation.
66 King Edward Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2NQ
Received 24 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00705
Change of use from dwelling house to shop and residential unit.
83 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RL
Received 24 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00706
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00632 (Not Phased)
Corner Plot, Land at Enviro21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AG
Received 14 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00707
Proposed loft conversion with L shape dormer.
23 Moscow Road, Hastings, TN35 5LP
Received 25 Nov 2025 - RegisteredHS/FA/25/00708
Proposed single family dwelling with new highways access and associated landscaping.
Land adj 1A Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UA
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00709
Insertion of a new doorset comprising 4no. doors into an existing opening in the existing shop front.
1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HN
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00710
Proposed two storey extension to south elevation to provide additional bedroom with formation of parking spaces to frontage. Installation of bi folding doors to east elevation, apply smooth render to property and installation of fence to west and south boundaries.
61 Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8HH
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00711
Demolition of garage and erection of two-storey wraparound front and side extension, single-storey rear extension, new front porch, together with associated alterations and improvements including new/altered windows, new steps to rear garden and render applied to property.
4 Ghyllside Way, Hastings, TN34 2QG
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00712
The removal and replacement of the existing flat roof covering and joists with warm deck roof covering and new joists. Provide additional rainwater outlets and the retention of existing roof machine plant. (amended description)
10 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EG
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00713
1x London Plane - Crown lift to 6 linear metres. Prune by 3 linear metres
1 Beauport Lodge Cottages, The Ridge West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PP
Received 13 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/EX/25/00715
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as self storage units (Class B8)
Curtis Storage (Lancing) Ltd, Bulverhythe Depot, 161 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AF
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00716
Installation of a Class B: Stand-alone solar PV panel microenergy system, parallel to the boundary fence, in the garden
Garden of Flat 1, 11 Linton Road, Hastings, TN34 1TN
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00717
Variation of condition 5 (flood risk assessment) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00941 - Amendment to wording of condition 5 to reference updated Flood Risk Assessment
Undercroft Area Below Flat Nos. 10 - 27 The Sycamores, Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 6JL
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00718
T1 Sycamore - Reduce to previous reduction points (2m) and remove epicormic growth to 3m
16 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JG
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00720
Discharge of Condition 6 (details of structural alterations and new staircase) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/22/00735
100 & 100A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 2 Dec 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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