Scout Building, ARK William Parker Academy, Parkstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2PB Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00365 - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

New Scout Hut to provide storage facilities for 24th Hastings Scout Group. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

As of 25 Sept 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve 205 m away: St Helen's Wood
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN34 2PB
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
ST HELENS 2018
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
LGS

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 82% of full applications in Hastings are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 17 Sept 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
47%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Hastings in the last twelve months, from validation. Hastings decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15006198
Planning Portal ref
PP-15006198
Site or press notice
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Hastings
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#206 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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