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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 dates12,948Searchable applications
145Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,744 approved or refused records
1,492Refused applications
10,252 approved · 1,492 refused · 828 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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/PR/26/00348
Application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful development to remove existing fencing and erect new fencing in same location to enclose garden.
45 Brackendale, Hastings, TN35 5HN
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00349
Variation of Condition 2: Approved plans and Condition 3: External Materials of Planning Permission HS/FA/19/00357 - Amendment to design of fenestration to front and side (west) elevations and change of brick type - retrospective.
52A Burry Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QZ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00350
Discharge of Condition 3: Surface Water and Condition 5: Scheme of Soft Landscaping of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00653
8B The Mount, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HR
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00351
Discharge of Condition 19: Hard Landscaping Materials of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00764
123-125 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 9 Jun 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00352
Conversion of redundant building to create 6no. residential units with proposed roof extensions and external alterations.
391 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BD
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00353
Discharge of Condition 3: Drainage layout and Condition 5: CCTV drain survey of Planning Permission HS/FA/25/00657
Warehouse and Premises, 5-9 Western Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00354
Partial conversion of existing shop storage areas (class E) at ground and lower ground floor level into two bedroom flat together with rear/side single storey extensions at lower ground floor level, alterations to openings and retaining wall with stepped access to new patio in rear garden.
Shop and Premises, 265 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6NB
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00355
Proposed replacement windows to the 1st floor at the front, rear and side elevations from timber framed sash windows to UPVc double glazed vertical sliding sash windows (amended description)
Flat 2, 16 Tower Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00356
Installation of an air source heat pump unit to the rear elevation
Newsagents, 6A Bank Buildings, Station Road, Hastings, TN34 1NG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00358
Erection of a third and fourth floor extension to the roof of No.38 George Street to create a two bedroom maisonette with balcony. Removal of existing staircase enclosure on the roof. (Previously approved under HS/FA/13/00645, HS/FA/17/00580 and HS/FA/21/00871) (amended description).
38 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00359
Discharge of Condition 4: Proposed Foundations and Reconstruction Works of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/25/00701
West Hill House, 7 Exmouth Place, Hastings, TN34 3JA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00360
Discharge of Condition 6: Materials of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/00994
Roadways and footpaths at Pelham Crescent, Hastings
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00362
Construction of a single-storey rear kitchen extension to an existing detached two-bedroom dwelling.
12 Clive Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5LW
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00363
Proposed works to the rear of the property including works to form new food preparation area, creating of a pot wash area, part covering of the external courtyard, installation of extract fan and additional door to close-off the space.
26 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00364
Proposed works to the rear of the property including works to form new food preparation area, creating of a pot wash area, part covering of the external courtyard, installation of extract fan and additional door to close-off the space.
26 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00365
New Scout Hut to provide storage facilities for 24th Hastings Scout Group.
Scout Building, ARK William Parker Academy, Parkstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2PB
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00366
Conversion of existing storage accommodation to habitable living space, including removal of the existing garage frontage, removal of a rear external door, raising of the existing garage roof line, insertion of new windows and doors, blocking up of redundant openings and construction of porch to side (amended description)
221 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/PA/26/00367
Notification for prior approval for change of use from Class E (Offices) on ground floor to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 4 dwellings.
Former Head Post Office, 16 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1AA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00368
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for use of the conservatory for the provision of massage treatments by appointment only, between 09:00 and 20:00 on Mondays to Sundays, involving no more than five appointments in any calendar week, with each appointment lasting no longer than 1.5 hours, no overlapping appointments and no more than one client attending the property at any one time (amended description).
81 Fern Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UP
Received 16 Jun 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00369
Engineering works to change land levels within the rear garden with the formation of raised terrace areas. Amendment to the design and size of the rear balcony approved under HS/FA/18/01064 (retrospective) (amended description)
12 Linton Crescent, Hastings, TN34 1TJ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00371
Erection of a single storey rear extension located on lowest tier of the terraced garden at the rear of the property, extending from the existing rear elevation of the dwelling.
Flat 2, 56 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BS
Received 17 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00372
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for use of existing house for the provision of care to 5 people living together as a single household (Class C3b)
15A Cloudesley Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JW
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00373
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for use of existing house for the provision of care to 5 people living together as a single household (Class C3b)
15B Cloudesley Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JW
Received 18 Jun 2026 - DecidedHS/NM/26/00374
Non-material amendment to amend Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/01028 to allow construction of additional retaining wall; regrading of playing field levels; additional steps to MUGA; amendments to emergency access; door hoops to plant rooms omitted; changes to boundary treatments, fencing and railings; inclusion of bollards to accessible parking bays; and amendments to external surfacing arrangements.
The Flagship School, (Former Ark Helenswood Academy Upper School), The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
Received 18 Jun 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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