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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 dates11,988Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 10,860 approved or refused records
1,354Refused applications
9,506 approved · 1,354 refused · 797 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- DecidedHS/LB/25/00029
Replacement Windows and External Door. Balcony Reinstatement Works
39 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00030
Proposal to replace existing plasterboard in basement flat with new plasterboard
120 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00031
T1 - Horse Chestnut: crown reduction of 5m. The lateral branches will be reduced by up to 3m. T2 - Beech: crown reduction of 5m. The lateral branches will be reduced by up to 3m.
4 Ridgewood Gardens, Hastings, TN34 2LZ
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00032
Rear elevation alterations, to include a new wider opening for sliding door & a re-configured window. Two existing windows blocked in on side elevation, with an additional side door entrance. Conversion of existing garage, removal of garage door to front elevation & replaced with a window. New stepped access into the property. Removal of the porch front door. Two new velux roof windows to front. Internal re-configuration of a portion of the footprint to create a larger kitchen & dining space
10 Maplehurst Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NB
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00035
Discharge of condition 3 (front windows) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00723
Flat 1 (Garden Flat), 12 Holmesdale Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LY
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00036
Change of Use from Class E to mixed use comprising Class E (retail and caf�) and sui generis use, specifically for the sale of food and drink to be consumed on the premises and the creation of a drinking establishment (amended description).
Unit 50, Brittania Enterprise Centre, Waterworks Road, Hastings, TN34 1RT
Received 20 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00037
Removal of non integrated safe from 1st floor office.
Offices 2 4 and 6, 7 West Street, Hastings, TN34 3AN
Received 20 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00038
Change of Use from standard residential house (C3) to a 9 bedroom House of Multiple occupation (HMO) (sui generis), with alterations to property including conversion of double garage to residential space, addition of porch at lower ground level, fenestration alterations, extension to second floor dormer windows, construction of shed and smoking shelter, and creation of new pathway and vegetable planting area (Amended description)
14 Gresham Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UE
Received 20 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00039
Conversion of 2No. flats to 1No. dwelling. Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, Juliette balcony and 3 roof lights. Internal alterations to ground and basement floors with the erection of a rear conservatory at basement level.
120 Braybrooke Road, Hastings, TN34 1TG
Received 20 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/25/00040
Application for a Certificate for Proposed Lawful development for removal of the existing brickwork to the front (north) elevation on the first floor and to install a new window to match the existing windows.
27 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 21 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00045
Creation of a second entrance from Clive Avenue, by removing part of the garden boundary wall and dropping the kerb to allow access to and from the garage.
20 Clive Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5LW
Received 23 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00046
Erection of three framed and roofed but otherwise unenclosed shelters to 3 no. historic maritime craft in the yard to the Shipwreck Museum (part retrospective).
Shipwreck Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/AA/25/00048
Display of 2no. new internally illuminated hanging signs and 1no. new internally illuminated fascia sign in Santander's new standard script font.
37-38 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Received 27 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00053
Discharge of condition 8 (joinery details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00705
209-210 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP
Received 28 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00055
Proposed single-storey side extension to south-east elevation, front elevation single-storey porch, windows and doors altered and replaced with grey units and tile hanging to front and rear dormers replaced with cladding.
33 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00056
Proposed loft conversion to extend top flat including addition of dormer at rear and rooflight at front
38 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JN
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00057
Replacement of 2 no. UPVC windows to the second floor on the front elevation with vertical sliding sash Heritage Rose uPVC windows (amended description)
Flat 5 (Second Floor), 6 Robertson Terrace, Hastings
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00059
Discharge of condition 4 (details of windows) and 5 (details of structural alterations) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/23/00891
Ben Nevis Suite, 6 Highlands Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HT
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00060
1 x Beech: prune branches to provide 3m clearance, lift crown to 5m
8 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 23 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00061
Discharge of condition 13 (details of boundary entrance gate, wall and piers) of Planning Permission HS/FA/23/00314 (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00099 (Demolition of existing dwelling and garage, construction of proposed three storey dwellinghouse (amended to two storeys).
The Knoll, 129 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00062
Replacement of the external ATM
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00063
Replacement of the external ATM and of external signage (amended)
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/AA/25/00064
ATM Collar and ATM shroud to replace existing
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/25/00065
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for new internal stairs to 2nd floor loft, extending the 2nd floor bedroom with rear dormer and a rooflight window on the side elevation. (amended)
291 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AH
Received 31 Jan 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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