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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 dates12,627Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,467 approved or refused records
1,459Refused applications
10,008 approved · 1,459 refused · 815 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedHS/PA/25/00770
Notification for prior approval for change of use of part of the ground and first floors and all of the second to sixth floors from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 14 self-contained flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
The Creative Media Centre, 44-45 Robertson Street, Hastings
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00002
Conversion of existing first floor food preparation area E(a) to form seating area for proposed new Fish Restaurant E(b) to be used in conjunction with Rock a Nore Fisheries E(a) on the ground floor. Proposed two storey extension to be used in conjunction with new Fish Restaurant. Existing ground floor serving hatch to be relocated within side extension for existing Fish Shop (Renewal of extant Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00607).
3 Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW
Received 29 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00003
Proposed replacement of front elevation windows (at first and second floor).
19 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 30 Dec 2025 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00004
Erection of a part three storey part four storey terrace containing three x 4-bedroom town houses and three flats (1x two-bedroom, 1x one-bedroom, 1x studio) and the erection of a single storey office building (amended description).
Land rear of, 111-114 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 31 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00005
Change of use from an Amusements with video and pinball games to a sports bar hosting indoor sporting events - pool, darts, snooker, with bowling alley and associated alcohol licensing and food
Part first floor. 1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HN
Received 31 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00006
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for change of use from C3(a) to C3(b) for a maximum of two adolescents aged 11-18 with complex needs, with dedicated 1:1 care, living together as a single household
1 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Received 1 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00007
Application for change of use of a C3(a) dwelling house to a Children's home for a maximum of two adolescents aged 11-18 with complex needs, with associated carers (C2)
1 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Received 1 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00008
Garage conversion to single room with en-suite. Removal of flat roof for a vaulted pitch roof. Front door to be moved from its current location to the front of the garage conversion creating a small entrance way. Current rear access double-glazed garage door (external) to be bricked up with matching brick-type. 2 additional windows within side elevation to new bedroom
1 Oakhurst Close, Hastings, TN34 2SE
Received 5 Jan 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00011
Variation of condition 3 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00306 - Amendment to internal ground floor foul drainage runs
Land at Plot Px and Plot Qx, Sidney Little Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00012
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for removal of garage door and insert new window for new w/c relocate back door
1 Selmeston Close, Hastings, TN34 1TH
Received 6 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00014
The installation of a new liquid EPDM roof finish upon the existing modern mineral felt roof finish.
13/14 Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RE
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00015
Erection of a single storey timber building to house a home golf simulator
17 Cedar Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HR
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/CC/26/00016
Variation of Condition 2 of consent HS/3503/CC (HS/CC/24/00756) to update drainage details to reflect the location of soakaways that have been constructed and removal of condition 5 which is no longer considered to be of relevance. (HS/3537/CC)
Land west of Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PZ (Grid Reference: E:579707 N:113084)
Received 7 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00017
Discharge of condition 6 (ecological design strategy and soft and hard landscaping) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00792
9 Upper Glen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00020
Variation of conditions: 2 (approved plans) and 3 (operating times) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00341- Amendment - Change of operating hours from one weekend day each calendar month to operate seven days a week between 9am-5pm. Change the location of the sales from the warehouse area to an office space.
Unit 1, Enviro21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AG
Received 9 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00021
Proposed change of use of the existing ground floor from retail use (Class E) to restaurant and takeaway use (Class E/Sui Generis) with ancillary storage above including the installation of an extraction duct system.
2 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00022
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a garage conversion and internal alterations
1 Kite Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DR
Received 12 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00023
Discharge of condition 21 (refuse storage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00190
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00024
Discharge of condition 12 (Construction Method Statement) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00038
14 Gresham Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UE
Received 13 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00026
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for the use of land as part of a caravan site for the siting of four static caravans.
Spindlewood Country Holiday Park, Rock Lane, Hastings, TN35 4JN
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00027
Conversion of one three bedroom flat (first floor), into two x one bedroom flats.
43 Priory Avenue, Hastings, TN34 1UH
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00028
Single storey rear extension. Replacement rooflight to existing extension. Repositioning garden steps and patio
3 Edwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JT
Received 14 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00029
Proposed hip-to-gable roof extension and associated external alterations.
Flat, 21 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00030
Proposed demolition of existing single storey garage with replacement two storey side extension & single storey infill extension incorporating new roof over existing single storey front addition, alterations to openings and alterations to the rear raised decking area
84 Parkstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2NU
Received 16 Jan 2026
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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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