Part first floor. 1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HN Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00005 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from an Amusements with video and pinball games to a sports bar hosting indoor sporting events - pool, darts, snooker, with bowling alley and associated alcohol licensing and food Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Dec 2025
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 31

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF LICENSING DECISION Other · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF HBC SENIOR SUDS AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER Consultee Comment · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Other · 1 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 15

PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Amended Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Amended Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Amended Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Superseded Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BIN STORE PLAN Amended Plans · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Superseded Drawing · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Superseded Drawing · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Superseded Drawing · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Amended Plans · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Superseded Drawing · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BIN STORAGE Superseded Drawing · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING & PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Superseded Drawing · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Superseded Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Superseded Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 3

PDF AMENDED Application Form · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Superseded Document · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Superseded Document · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF POLICE Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER) Consultee Comment · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE SERVICES Consultee Comment · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER) Consultee Comment · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF POLICE Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF BIN STORE NOTES Other · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG Site Notice Site Notice · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Hastings Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Hastings Town Centre
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Special protection area 115 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Former Memorial Photographic Studios, Grade II, 48 m away · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN34 1HN
Received
31 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
CASTLE 2018
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clarion Chartered Surveyors

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 10 days faster than Hastings's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Hastings in the last twelve months, from validation. Hastings decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HN
Insertion of a new doorset comprising 4no. doors into an existing opening in the existing…
HS/FA/25/00709
2025 Approved
1-3 Robertson Street, (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HN
Insertion of a new doorset comprising 4no. doors into an existing opening in the existing…
HS/FA/25/00709
2025 Approved
Lansdowne Hotel, 1-2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Erection of six storey rear extension to accommodate lift. Formation of new windows on si…
HS/FA/25/00596
2025 Approved
Lansdowne Hotel, 1-2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Erection of six storey rear extension to accommodate lift. Formation of new windows on si…
HS/FA/25/00596
2025 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Variations of conditions 8 (details of new external doorsets and windows) and 11 (details…
HS/FA/25/00497
2025 Approved
1-3 Robertson Street (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HL
Insertion of a pair of new doors into an existing shop front on ground floor, front eleva…
HS/FA/25/00532
2025 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Variations of conditions 8 (details of new external doorsets and windows) and 11 (details…
HS/FA/25/00497
2025 Approved
1-3 Robertson Street (Former Owens), Hastings, TN34 1HL
Insertion of a pair of new doors into an existing shop front on ground floor, front eleva…
HS/FA/25/00532
2025 Approved
Lloyds TSB, 16-17 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NX
Replacement signage consiting of: Front elevation: Main fascia sign, Projecting sign, 2no…
HS/AA/25/00368
2025 Approved
Lloyds TSB, 16-17 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NX
Replacement signage consiting of: Front elevation: Main fascia sign, Projecting sign, 2no…
HS/AA/25/00368
2025 Refused
Lansdowne Hotel, 1-2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Erection of six storey rear extension to accommodate lift. Erection of two storey rear ex…
HS/FA/25/00071
2025 Refused
Lansdowne Hotel, 1-2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Erection of six storey rear extension to accommodate lift. Erection of two storey rear ex…
HS/FA/25/00071
2025 Approved
Lloyds TSB, 16-17 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NX
Replacement of the 1 no. existing external ATM to front elevation; 2 no. existing windows…
HS/FA/25/00357
2025 Approved
Lloyds TSB, 16-17 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NX
Replacement of the 1 no. existing external ATM to front elevation; 2 no. existing windows…
HS/FA/25/00357
2025 Approved
1-3 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HN
Change of use of an area of the first floor from Sui Generis to Class E (commercial).
HS/FA/25/00205
2025 Approved
1-3 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HN
Change of use of an area of the first floor from Sui Generis to Class E (commercial).
HS/FA/25/00205
2025 Approved
19 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of the basement and ground floors and change of use of the 1st / 2n…
HS/FA/25/00094
2025 Approved
19 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of the basement and ground floors and change of use of the 1st / 2n…
HS/FA/25/00094
2024 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of basement and ground floors and of 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th floors f…
HS/FA/24/00636
2024 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of basement and ground floors and of 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th floors f…
HS/FA/24/00636
2018 Withdrawn
Drop in Centre Offices and Premises, 5-6 Harold Place,(Part Ground Floor, Queens Apartments), Hastings, TN34 1JA
Variation of condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission HS/FA/10/00004 (Proposed…
HS/FA/18/00139
2018 Withdrawn
Drop in Centre Offices and Premises, 5-6 Harold Place,(Part Ground Floor, Queens Apartments), Hastings, TN34 1JA
Variation of condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission HS/FA/10/00004 (Proposed…
HS/FA/18/00139
2017 Approved
39 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Renovation and conversion from B1 (offices) to C3 (dwellinghouses) comprising of 4 self c…
HS/PA/17/01093
2017 Approved
39 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Renovation and conversion from B1 (offices) to C3 (dwellinghouses) comprising of 4 self c…
HS/PA/17/01093
2017 Approved
Fluid, Nightclub and Premises, 20 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use to basement, ground floor and first floor from nightclub (Sui Generis) to a…
HS/FA/17/00770
Hastings
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#206 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Hastings ranks #139 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hastings decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #172 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #190 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #139 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #224 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
49 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
25 decided
338
Total decisions
44 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings