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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,915Searchable applications
145Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,712 approved or refused records
1,486Refused applications
10,226 approved · 1,486 refused · 827 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- DecidedHS/CD/26/00289
Discharge of conditions 3 (Southern Water confirmation of connection to the Public Sewerage System) and 6 (Soft landscaping plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00643
15 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00290
Shop / Office licence - change of use to cafe / takeaway.
Unwins Off License, 253 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AN
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedHS/TP/26/00291
Remove 1 x Ash (T015), Remove 1 x Sycamore (T019), Remove Group of trees (G002), and various maintenance to trees G003, T001, T002, T016, T017, T022, T024, T025, T026, T027, T030 and T033.
East Sussex Fire Brigade Fire Station, The Ridge, Hastings
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00292
Engineering works to the Bourne Stream comprising replacement and enlargement of culvert inlet screen,construction of concrete channel, bank stabilisation works, and associated maintenance access and telemetry equipment.
124 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5AG
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00293
Proposed small stairlift in common entrance lobby of the building
Marianne House, 77 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5PQ
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedHS/PD/26/00294
Notification for prior approval for a proposed larger homes extension - Proposed single-storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwellinghouse with rooflights.
13 Ponswood Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BU
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00295
Discharge of Condition 05 - Cycle Storage, Condition 06 - Acoustic Specification of MEP, Condition 07 - Amenity Area, Condition 08 - Noise Impact assessment of washdown area of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00338
East Sussex College Hastings, Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3SU
Received 15 May 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00296
Conversion of an existing commercial building into a 3 bedroom dwelling house arranged over two storeys. Works include ground floor rear extension, formation of rear terrace at first floor and external glass panel at front first floor elevation.(amended description)
19 Hill Street, Hastings
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedHS/TP/26/00297
T1 - sweet Chestnut - reduce canopy height by 3m (back to healthy growth, removing heavy die back) and width by 1m
St George's Lodge, 195 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00298
Change of use of former public house and development of rear extension to provide 1no. mixed use Class E (caf� and retail) and Sui Generis (drinking establishment) commercial unit and 3No. temporary residential accommodation units (Sui Generis).(amended description)
18 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP
Received 18 May 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00299
Erection of garden outbuilding
117 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QB
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00300
Proposed first-floor extension to existing garage building to create hobbies room (accessed from garden level).
93 Saxon Road, Hastings, TN35 5HH
Received 18 May 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00301
Engineering works to reduce land levels and install retaining walls to facilitate the construction of a car port�and extended driveway. 1 x new timber sliding sash window to w/c (side), replace 1 x upvc window with crittal sliding door set, replace 1 x non-original glazed rear door with timber sliding sash window and remove dwarf door and install steps and full height door (rear). Replace dilapidated external timber decking and staircase to rear with Victorian style metal decking and�staircase�with privacy screening.�Removal of timber close board fence to roadside boundary and replace with matching rendered masonry walls and piers infilled with decorative trellis (part-retrospective) (amended description)
65 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2EB
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedHS/PD/26/00303
Single storey rear exension with pitched roof and rear doors to garden with the installation of roof lights (amended description).
41 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PT
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00304
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development for a 4 metre, ground floor rear extension with flat roof and removal of chimney (amended description).
54 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JN
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00305
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings), (four windows to be replaced with French doors) and remove conditions 3 (Extraction, noise), 4 (Extraction, odour), no longer a commercial kitchen, of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00530
74 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BH
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00306
Conversion of existing dwelling house into lower ground floor 3 bed 5 person flat (C3) and the ground, first and second floor to a 10 room Sui generis HMO.
3 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RA
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00307
Alterations to elevations including new windows and glazed doors. Engineering works to reduce ground level adjacent to west (side) elevation. Conversion of garage to form ancillary living accommodation. Raising height of existing terrace and formation of glazed balustrade (amended description).
15 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00308
Discharge of condition 10 (Landscape Design) of Planning Permissions HS/FA/25/00764
123-125 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00309
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 20 (detailed design) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00764 to allow for changes to balustrades, doors, cladding, balcony parapets, Juliet balconies, and screening, together with consequential amendments to conditions arising from the proposed changes, phased implementation, and the subsequent discharge of conditions (amended description)
123-125 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 25 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00310
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of rear extension with external alterations including replacement decking and guarding (amended description)
52 Reedswood Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DW
Received 25 May 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00312
Discharge of condition 3 (Drainage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00505
Mellowdown, 160 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HH
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00313
Internal alterations to basement stairwell enclosure, primarily removing and replacing modern linings.
125 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00314
A proposed planning application for a 1.8m tall fence and gate to front elevation
Flat 1, Fairseat Court, 34 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB
Received 27 May 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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