Rear of 105 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00219 - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Proposed two storey extension to existing workshop building, with conversion and change of use of the existing building to create 4No. 1-Bedroom flats with associated alterations and landscaping works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Target date was 24 Aug 2026

As of 7 Aug 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 It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference.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 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 373 m away: Ponds Wood; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN37 7AD
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
WISHING TREE 2018
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avenue Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 121, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Hastings are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Jul 2026.

Day 12165 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
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