Hastings planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Hastings Borough Council, updated daily. Hastings Borough Council received 148 planning applications in the last 90 days, 2 of them major schemes. 80% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 57 days.
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Recent applications in Hastings
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Four Courts (Bevin Court, Churchill Court, Kennedy Court, Roosevelt Court), 121-125 (Odds) Stonehouse Drive and 3, 5-7, 14, 16, 21, 32-33, 35, Four Courts Community Centre, Sydney Close, St Leonards-on-sea
450-unit mixed-use redevelopment, EIA screening request, St Leonards. Screening opinion on demolishing four blocks and a community centre to make way for up to 450 homes. Demolition, groundworks and frame packages would follow only if the scheme proceeds to full application.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Saxon Mount School, Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8HH
Two-storey modular classroom block replacing four single-storey mobiles, St Leonards. Demolishes existing temporary structures and erects a permanent two-storey teaching facility at full application stage. Structural frame, modular assembly, roofing and M&E packages dominate, with site logistics…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
49 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Single three-bed dwelling new build, Hastings, full application. Erects one new house on a 0.12 hectare plot at 49 St Helens Down, at full planning stage. Foundations, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages are open to local small builders and trade suppliers for this one-off plot.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
2 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings
Two-flat Class MA prior approval conversion, Hastings, upper floors. Converts first to third floor offices at 2 Cambridge Gardens into two flats under permitted development, at prior approval stage. Internal fit-out, partitioning, electrics and insulation to the upper floors suit local interior…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
253 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AN
One-flat conversion with rear extension, St Leonards-on-Sea, full application. Converts the lower ground floor into a two-bedroom flat with a single-storey rear extension, at full stage. Lower-ground fit-out, drainage and rear groundworks suit local builders, with joinery and M&E packages for the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
65 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Class C permitted-development conversion to one flat, Hastings. First floor of a multi-unit building converted to a one-bedroom dwelling under Part 3 Class C prior approval. Partition walls, rewiring, plumbing and new kitchen and bathroom fit-out drive the work package.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
54 Springfield Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TZ
Fire damage repair and reinstatement, St Leonards-on-Sea. Restores internal and external building fabric following fire loss at full application stage. Structural repair, roofing, M&E and facade works dominate, with material salvage and matching specifications critical to reinstatement contractors.
Structural repairRoofingM&E
Flat 4, 21-22 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EG
Listed-building roof re-covering, Flat 4 George Street, Hastings. Replaces concrete tiles with natural slate, swaps asphalt flat and valley linings for lead, and renews decayed roof timbers at consent stage. Heritage slaters, lead workers and carpenters are the packages to target, with reclaimed or…
Roof repairStructural repair
Second Floor And Third Floor Flat, 27 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JN
Two-flat conversion of a Hastings maisonette, full application. Splits the second and third floor maisonette at 27 Carisbrooke Road into two self-contained flats, adding one net home. Kitchens, bathrooms, partition walls, fire separation and sound insulation are the packages for interior fit-out…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
153 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN
Laundrette change of use with shopfront works, Hastings. Converts a ground-floor Class E unit to a sui generis laundrette, with extract fans part-installed to the rear at full application stage. Extract ductwork, laundrette fit-out and shopfront glazing suit local M&E and joinery subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
2 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP
Ground-floor retail conversion to restaurant, Hastings. Changes use and installs extractor flue to a town-centre unit at full application stage. M&E, extraction and internal fit-out packages open to specialist installers and hospitality contractors.
Fit-outM&E
Unit 1, Enviro21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AG
Mixed B8 storage and retail change of use, St Leonards. Converts internal floorspace to storage and retail at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning and shopfront glazing packages suit local subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Flat 4, 21-22 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EG
Roof re-covering and timber repair, Hastings George Street. Swaps concrete tiles for natural slate and asphalt flat roofs for lead, with timber repairs, at full application stage. Natural slate, lead flashing and carpentry packages suit roofing subcontractors and specialist material suppliers.
Roof repairStructural repair
Sinnock Cottage, Sinnock Passage, Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HQ
Listed cottage joinery and weatherboarding replacement, Hastings. Replaces an external door, three windows and shiplap weatherboarding with feather-edged boards on this listed cottage under listed building consent. Timber joinery, glazing and feather-edged boarding suit a heritage joiner or timber…
JoineryGlazingFaçade repair
20 Manhattan Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5DQ
Roof recovering, solar PV and window replacement scheme, Hastings. Replaces the roof covering, fits 13 solar panels and 4 rooflights, and swaps 28 windows on an existing home at full application stage. Re-roofing, glazing supply and solar mounting kits are the packages for local roofers and window…
Roof repairRenewablesGlazing
Planning appeals in Hastings Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Hastings Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Hastings Borough Council, raw rate
30.4%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.2 percentage points above expected. Hastings Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
222 appeals counted, 217 judged either way (66 allowed, 151 dismissed), 5 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 26.1% | 28.8% | 140 | 138 | 36 |
| Householder (HAS) | 40.8% | 35.6% | 49 | 49 | 20 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 30% | 36.9% | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 30% | 25% | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 8 | 5 | 0 |
3 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Hastings Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Hastings Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent39 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Hastings Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder83% (117 decided)
- other84% (73 decided)
- commercial67% (21 decided)
- residential58% (19 decided)
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