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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 dates12,041Searchable applications
148Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 10,907 approved or refused records
1,363Refused applications
9,544 approved · 1,363 refused · 797 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Appeal decidedHS/EX/25/00123
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Work - Physical Separation of the Lower Level of the Maisonette - to be known as Flat 1D (formerly part of Flat 1B) as a Self-Contained Residential Unit (Class C3), along with associated installation of double-glazed windows, including those installed at the upper level of the former maisonette (amended description).
Flat 1b, 26 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/PR/25/00125
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a loft conversion and dormer extensions on rear and side elevations. (amended)
27 Quarry Road, Hastings, TN34 3SE
Received 26 Feb 2025 - RegisteredHS/OA/25/00126
Outline Permission with all matters reserved for the erection of 11 dwellings (Amended unit numbers from 14 originally submitted)
Mayfield Farmhouse, Mayfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8EG
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00127
Proposed garage conversion
29 Cookson Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5QH
Received 7 Mar 2025 - RegisteredHS/FA/25/00128
Construction of a four bedroom three storey detached house with one vehicular access and one pedestrian access through existing sandstone boundary wall fronting Kenilworth Road.
69 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LE
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00131
Change of use office (A2) to New Residential Dwelling (C3) and listed building conservation consent. Works proposed involving alterations to the ground floor internal layout configuration New replacement Sash and Dormer windows to the rear elevation New 1st floor front balcony door to the front elevation. Demolition of existing timber frame stud walls to ground floor and lower ground floor layout. Removal and construction of a new Ground to First floor stair case. Replacement Kitchen to Lower ground floor New Bathroom to second floor replacing the existing office kitchen. The creation of a new shower room to the proposed 3rd floor front bedroom. The creation of a new rear courtyard, bin store, external cycle store area retaining existing 2 No. parking spaces. New garden wall footings.
Offices and Premises, 9 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00132
Change of use office (A2) to New Residential Dwelling (C3) and listed building conservation consent. Works proposed involving alterations to the ground floor internal layout configuration New replacement Sash and Dormer windows to the rear elevation New 1st floor front balcony door to the front elevation. Demolition of existing timber frame stud walls to ground floor and lower ground floor layout. Removal and construction of a new Ground to First floor stair case. Replacement Kitchen to Lower ground floor New Bathroom to second floor replacing the existing office kitchen. The creation of a new shower room to the proposed 3rd floor front bedroom. The creation of a new rear courtyard, bin store, external cycle store area retaining existing 2 No. parking spaces. New garden wall footings See Planning drawings along with the Construction Management Plan and Schedule of works further details
Offices and Premises, 9 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00133
Proposed replacement of 3.no uPVC and Aluminium Casement windows with uPVC Casements. Replacement of 2.no uPVC and Aluminium Sliding Doors with 2.no uPVC Sliding Doors. Replacement of 1.no uPVC French doors with 1.no uPVC French doors. (amended description)
196 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00134
Proposed replacement of 3.no uPVC and Aluminium Casement windows with uPVC Casements. Replacement of 2.no uPVC and Aluminium Sliding Doors with 2.no uPVC Sliding Doors. Replacement of 1.no uPVC French doors with 1.no uPVC French doors. (amended description)
196 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00135
Discharge of condition 8 (ii) and (iii) (drainage details) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00439
Millifont Guest House, 8-9 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/AA/25/00137
Entrance sign set in feature stone wall
Beauport Holiday Park, The Ridge West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PP
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/CD/25/00138
Discharge of condition 6 (drainage detail) of Planning Permission HS/FA/24/00636
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00139
Internal structural repair including the removal of brick infill, repair of the structural timber frame and the reinstatement of external and internal wall finishes using compatible materials and lime plasters, and external re-rendering including the reinstatement of the ashlar lining out evident on the existing render (amended description)
Hill House, 13 Hill Street, Hastings, TN34 3HU
Received 13 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/TP/25/00140
T11 Yew - Remove
2 Woodcombe, Hastings, TN34 2RU
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Appeal decidedHS/EX/25/00142
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use of an annexe as ancillary to the main dwelling
38 Birch Way, Hastings, TN34 2JZ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00147
Proposed single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory, small front and side extension to create porch and down stairs WC and utility room
31 Ghyllside Drive, Hastings, TN34 2NA
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00148
Replacement windows and external door
180 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/LB/25/00149
Replacement windows and external door
180 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00150
Variation of condition 4 (opening hours) of Planning Permission HS/FA/08/00086 - Amendment extend opening hours to: 10:00am to 10:00pm Monday to Sunday including Bank Holidays
83 Mount Road, Hastings
Received 18 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/EX/25/00151
Application for a Certificate of existing lawful development for use of a dwelling (C3a) as a small children's home (C2) for a maximum of two resident children and up to five carers present at the property at any one time with a maximum of two of these being resident (sleep in) carers
1 Coxheath Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8ES
Received 19 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00152
To convert a 3 storey house into 2 dwellings: a ground floor flat and a 2-storey maisonette on the upper floors.
37 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HE
Received 20 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00153
Conversion of upper 2-bed maisonette (C3) to 5-bedroom HMO (C4). Alterations to shopfront. Demolition of single-storey lean-to felt roof rear extension and in its place a new flat-roof single-storey extension of an increased size
17 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3SB
Received 20 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00154
Existing 18 no. single glazed timber sash windows (front, side and rear elevations) and 1 no. double glazed dormer casement window (front elevation) to be replaced with double glazed timber sash windows. Existing timber front entrance door to be replaced with a new composite front entrance door. Rear UPVC door to be replaced with new UPVC doors (amended description).
49 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LA
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DecidedHS/FA/25/00155
Variation of condition 8 (opening hours) of Planning Permission HS/FA/85/00093 - Amendment: extend opening hours of Unit 2b for trading between 06.00 hours and 23.00, Monday to Sunday. (Amended Description)
Bexhill Road Retail Park, 26-34 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0YX
Received 21 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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