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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 dates12,039Searchable applications
148Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 10,905 approved or refused records
1,362Refused applications
9,543 approved · 1,362 refused · 797 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/NM/25/00095
Non-material amendment of Reserved Matters HS/DS/21/01044 Amendments to Landscaping and Play Areas - Attenuation basin re-shaped / re-located. Central play space layout amended. Informal play equipment relocated. Gaps in knee height fencing to central basin perimeter removed and seed mix updated. Lower basin play tree relocated. Central play space gates amended. Impact absorbent surfaces update.
Harrow Lane playing fields, Harrow Lane, St Leonards on sea
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00096
T1 Sycamore - Reduce canopy by 4 metres
Idaho, 168 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HH
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00097
Change of use from workshop and garage (Class B2) to an events venue (Sui Generis), comprising live music, theatre and a drinking establishment which is used in conjunction with the public house known as the Horse and Groom at No. 4 Mercatoria (amended description).
Workshop rear of, 2-3 Mercatoria, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EB
Received 18 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00098
Change of use of the ground floor of Block 1, from a community centre to 2 x 2 bed self-contained flats, with associated parking and ancillary works.
Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 18 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00099
Reconfiguration of the building, including change of use of office unit and upward extension of building to create 1 x 2 bedroom dwelling and 1 x 3 bedroom dwelling, works include roof terrace and balcony. The provision of cycle and waste storage and amenity space to both units.
55 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ER
Received 18 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/PA/25/00101
Notification of prior approval for change of use from commercial, business and service (Class E) to a dwellinghouse (C3)
36 Earl Street, Hastings, TN34 1SG
Received 10 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00102
Proposed change of use of disused first and second floor storage space to create a 1 bedroom dwelling with associated external alterations
19 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 18 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00103
Extension of rear dormer to include new and replacement window, other works to include replacement of window with french doors and replacement dormer window to south-west elevation and replacement of existing uPVC french doors to north-east elevation with window.
27 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QW
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/25/00104
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a new air quality monitoring station
West side of Priory Road, West Hill Open Space, Priory Road, Hastings
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00105
Installation of roller shutters externally, to the 2 lower ground floor windows and the lower ground floor main entrance doorway. The shutters are to be operated by electric motors. The controls for the shutters will be located inside the building.
Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3UY
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/25/00106
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for a garage conversion and internal alterations
29 Cookson Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5QH
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00107
Installation of external plant and ventilation to the side elevation on Bexhill Road
Unit 2B, Bexhill Road Retail Park, 26-34 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0YX
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00108
Oak (T1) To reduce the crown of one Oak by 2.5 Linear meters.
6 Anvil Court, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EZ
Received 20 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00109
Variation of condition 7 (hard landscaping details) and approved plan condition of Planning Permission HS/FA/22/00459 Amendments - Alterations to proposed driveway in order to provide disabled access ramp to front door. Removal of existing garage. Raise finish floor level . External steps and ramp to front door for access.
237 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00111
Oak - Reduce crown by 2 linear metres
2 Amberstone Close, Hastings, TN34 2BE
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00112
Prune branches of 4 x Oak (back to property boundary) T35, T36, T37 & T38 of TPO 71
Woods to the rear of, 52-56 St Helens Down, adjoining boundary with 103 Hoads Wood Road, Hastings
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00114
T1 Oak - Reduce canopy by 4 metres
1 Barnfield Close, Hastings, TN34 1TS
Received 26 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/EX/25/00115
Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a HMO (C4) at ground and first floor and self contained flat at lower ground floor (C3) (amended description)
27 Nelson Road, Hastings, TN34 3RX
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00116
Discharge of conditions: 3 (extractor fan replacement); 4 (bin and cycle storage) and 7 (details of commercial waste contractors) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00496
82 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RL
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00118
Single storey pitched roof rear extension. New slate roof covering roof. New pitched roof to front dormers and projection in slate. Replace vertical tiling to front and rear dormer and fix marley cedral board (anthracite). Replace white UPVc windows to new UPVc double glazing units (anthracite). Installation of flue. Internal and external alterations. Replace concrete drive with permeable beech ( part retrospective)
74 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JG
Received 20 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00119
Erection of a garden room to be used as a hair and beauty salon including a toilet and wash basin
29 Park Way, Hastings, TN34 2PH
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Appeal decidedHS/FA/25/00120
Upward extension and alteration, together with two-storey rear extension and associated works
88 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BU
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00121
T1 Oak - Remove bottom 3 branches
19 Park Crescent, Hastings, TN34 2PP
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00122
Proposed single storey side extension (west side) replacing the already removed garage building. (amended description)
107 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AD
Received 3 Mar 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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