Footpath HAS/288/1 adjoining West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Request for an Order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to extinguish part of Public Footpath HAS/288/1 to enable development associated with planning application HS/FA/26/00093 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Authorise request order S257 on 12 Aug 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Hastings Planning Committee on 12 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved unanimously
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The proposal concerned extinguishing part of a public footpath to enable associated development.
- Members asked about the legal process, the diverted route and access to Ladies Parlour.
- The committee voted unanimously to authorise the Section 257 Order and related delegations.
Source: Plota analysis of Hastings's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2026.
Documents 2
Plans & drawings 2
Associated applications 4
- Request for an Order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to extinguish…This applicationHS/FP/26/00427
- Demolition of the existing café and toilets and redevelopment to form a single storey visitor cen...
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Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Sept 2026
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