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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 dates12,809Searchable applications
144Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,613 approved or refused records
1,476Refused applications
10,137 approved · 1,476 refused · 824 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- DecidedHS/FA/26/00114
Integral garage conversion, garage door replaced with new window and entrance door to enable level/disabled access from driveway, window to replace side door.
17 Eisenhower Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7TQ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedHS/CC/26/00115
Installation of an internal platform stairlift at the main entrance of the building to facilitate disabled access (HS/3540/CCLB)
Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedHS/AA/26/00116
Installation of 1 freestanding non-illuminate sign (amended description)
Ore Place Farm, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RA
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00119
Proposed change of use of ground floor from Class E (retail)� to mixed use Class E (restaurant)� and Sui Generis (hot food takeaway) with alterations to the shopfront. Change of use of first floor from Class E (retail) to studio flat (Class C3) . First floor rear extension. Installation of extraction vent to rear elevation. Use of roof of ground floor rear extension as courtyard including siting of refuse storage. Installation of two rooflights (amended description)
65 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00120
Proposed new roof ladder on the side of the Robertson Street tower, two new small roof top ventilation terminations for new toilet facilities at the east end and an inset galvanised steel handrail between roof pitches at the west end of the valley gutter.
Holy Trinity Church, Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HT
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/TP/26/00121
T3439 Holm Oak - Reduce lateral branches towards building by 2/3 metres shape if needed T3440 Sycamore - Reduce by height 50% T3441 Beech - Crown lift to 5 metresT3443 Sycamore - Fell and replace with birchT3449 Holm Oak - Fell T9017 Sycamore - Recoppice
93 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LR
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedHS/TP/26/00125
T1 Beech - Sectional dismantle to ground level (felling) (Amended Description)
7 Summer Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0GP
Received 3 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00127
Demolition of the existing caf� and toilets and redevelopment to form a single storey visitor centre with caf�, restaurant and bar, takeaway, gallery/interpretation zones, retail and re-provision of toilets on the site of the existing West Hill Caf�. Creation of a new pathway/boardwalk and installation of external lighting on pathways, wayfinding and signage. Installation of air source heat pumps and solar panels and associated landscaping improvements.
West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00128
Conversion of ground floor three bedroom flat into two no. one bedroom flats, enlargement of existing rear and side elevation ground floor windows to allow for a single (side elevation) and double doorset (rear elevation). (amended description)
41 Priory Avenue, Hastings, TN34 1UH
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00129
Discharge of conditions: 14 (drainage maintenance and management) and 15 (CCTV drain report) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00632
Corner Plot, Land at Enviro21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00132
Planning application for siting an InPost Parcel Locker
ALDI, 555 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00133
Replace roof covering to the front slope of the duo pitched roof with natural slate, and provide natural ventilation to roof spaces. Remove the render to both party walls, chimney stacks, and apply new lime render to same. Complete lead work repairs. Re rendering rear elevation, and new decorations to the front elevation only
13 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 10 Mar 2026 - RegisteredHS/CD/26/00134
Discharge of condition 4 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00792
9 Upper Glen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AX
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/AA/26/00135
Erection of one digital advertising display
Petrol Filling Station, 54 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA
Received 10 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00136
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a detached garden building
7 Kathleen Close, Hastings, TN34 1DG
Received 11 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/TP/26/00137
2x Oak - Re-pollard and repeat every 3 years over a 20 year period
The Coach House, 3 Silverhill Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HG
Received 9 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00139
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights
186 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DZ
Received 11 Mar 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00140
Proposed single storey rear extension to the mosque buildings with outdoor roof terrace and landscaping.
Hastings Mosque, Mercatoria, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EB
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00141
Discharge of condition 3 (details of block paving and aco drain) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00710
61 Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8HH
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00142
Proposed detached Two Storey Dwelling
Land adjoining, 10 Branksome Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00143
Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations.
29 Shepherd Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ET
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00144
Discharge of condition 7 (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00764.
123-125 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 12 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00146
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a single storey rear extension
27 Fletcher Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QU
Received 13 Mar 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00147
Proposed Single Storey Side Extension at the rear of property, including construction of a new roof over existing and proposed extension and incorporation and formation of a larger opening to rear elevation, and installation of roof light/window to main roof of building.
26 Vicarage Road, Hastings, TN34 3NA
Received 16 Mar 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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