West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of the existing café and toilets and redevelopment to form a single storey visitor cen... Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · PLANNING COMMITTEE · Last checked 16 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Hastings Planning Committee on 8 Jul 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting listed building consent because the proposal focused on preserving the listed lift’s special architectural and historic interest.
- Three people objected, while one supported the application and two made neutral comments.
- The committee unanimously granted consent subject to the stated conditions, without debate.
Source: Plota analysis of Hastings's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.
Documents 81
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 55
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 124 days from validation, 68 days slower than Hastings's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 71% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Hastings in the last twelve months, from validation. Hastings decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 8 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 8 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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