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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 dates12,988Searchable applications
145Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 11,780 approved or refused records
1,495Refused applications
10,285 approved · 1,495 refused · 829 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00450
Application for a Certificate of proposed Lawful development for loft conversion, rear dormer and installation of two rooflight windows to the front slope (amended description).
100 Athelstan Road, Hastings, TN35 5JE
Received 27 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/TP/26/00451
G004 - mixed broadleaf and conifer species - prune on southern side by 1m - from 3m to 2m
26 Albany Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LN
Received 27 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00452
Construction and operation of a micro battery storage and associated fencing
Verge at the intersection of Queensway and Napier Road
Received 29 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00453
Extension to raised timber deck and associated external alterations
70 Alexandra Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6LE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00454
Application for single-storey front extension, single-storey infill rear extension, single-storey rear extension (part retrospective)
207 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AJ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00455
Single storey rear extension, with alterations to rear decking, roof lights to front and rear, additional first floor windows and sliding door, alteration to first floor rear balcony, new door to west side elevation, and installation of log burner and flue to rear
4 Senlac House, 119 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NH
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00456
Discharge of Conditions 6 (access); 12 (drainage details); 14 (surface water details); 15 (surface water discharge); 16 (drainage system maintenance and management); and, 17 (flood risk during construction) of Planning Permission HS/OA/19/00153
Land Rear Of, 421-447 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/CD/26/00457
Discharge of Condition 19 (Drainage) of Planning Permission HS/FA/21/01028
The Flagship School, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - RegisteredHS/TP/26/00458
G1: Cut back trees to the boundary
6 Crecy Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QN
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00459
Garage conversion to habitable room
232 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 4 Aug 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00461
Two-storey outbuilding for use as an art studio; to include roof lights and solar panels
1 Turing Way, Hastings, TN34 3FN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/PD/26/00462
Demolition of existing conservatory and side hallway extension and the construction of a single-storey rear extension (amended description)
3 Ledsham Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LG
Received 6 Aug 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00463
Over roofing works to industrial units, to include: - overlay of existing asbestos cement roofing sheets with steel powder coated roofing sheets ; replacement rooflights ; inserting insulation in void between the two roofs; re-lining of rainwater goods (valley gutters); over roofing existing mineral felt with mineral felt to office blocks at the front.
79-86 Castleham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00464
Raised decking, 1.8m closeboard fencing, and 1.1m glazed balustrade to rear garden (part retrospective)
120 Braybrooke Road, Hastings, TN34 1TG
Received 7 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00465
Replacement of door with window and replacement of two windows with single window to ground floor rear elevation. Replacement of first and second floor rear windows from timber sash windows to white sash UPVC windows. Enlarge second floor window to front elevation (amended description).
3 Seaside Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00469
Discharge of Condition 5 (Ventilation) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/24/00818.
19 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00470
Discharge of Condition 3 (Refuse), 4 (Cycle storage) and 5 (Landscaping) of HS/FA/26/00184
Annexe, 130 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NN
Received 10 Aug 2026 - RegisteredHS/FA/26/00472
Installation of an electric vehicle charger on a post in front of small front wall to driveway.
21 Beauport Home Farm Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BW
Received 11 Aug 2026 - RegisteredHS/CD/26/00473
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of Planning Approval HS/FA/23/00871
Gensing Manor, 19 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0FB
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/CD/26/00474
Discharge of Conditions 3 (front facade) and 4 (windows) of Planning Approval HS/FA/25/00379
2 St Margarets Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EN
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00476
Proposed 2-bed bungalow with associated parking and landscaping
Land to the rear of 50 Middle Road, Hastings, TN35 5DL
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/PR/26/00477
Installation of 2no. electric vehicle recharging upstands with 1no. associated feeder pillar, and removal of existing upstands and feeder pillar within the customer car park, pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 2, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Bannatynes Health Club, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8EZ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/FA/26/00478
Replacement of non-original rear windows with alterations to lower and upper ground floor rear openings and repair works to lower and upper ground floor front windows. Internal repair and alteration works including to relocate kitchen to rear upper ground floor area and to create a bedroom and family bathroom at rear lower ground floor level
3A Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RE
Received 18 Aug 2026 - DecidedHS/LB/26/00479
Replacement of non-original rear windows with alterations to lower and upper ground floor rear openings and repair works to lower and upper ground floor front windows. Internal repair and alteration works including to relocate kitchen to rear upper ground floor area and to create a bedroom and family bathroom at rear lower ground floor level
3A Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RE
Received 18 Aug 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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