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HS/PA/25/00770 - PA Part 3 Class MA Approved
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for change of use of part of the ground and first floors and all of the second to sixth floors from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 14 self-contained flats under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 35

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FINAL DELEGATED REPORT Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF FIRE STATEMENT V3 Other · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT V2 Superseded Document · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE SAFETY STATEMENT Superseded Document · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Other · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL DAYLIGHT ASSESSMENT Other · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Other · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT Other · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS Amended Plans · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS Amended Plans · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOCATION BLOCK AND GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS Superseded Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 10

PDF HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE (FIRE STATEMENTS) Consultee Comment · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE (FIRE STATEMENTS) Consultee Comment · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDS Consultee Comment · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER) Consultee Comment · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE BRIGADE Consultee Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE BRIGADE - ALTERATIONS NOTICE Consultee Comment · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE Amended Plans · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BICYCLE RACK DETAILS Other · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE NOTICE Site Notice · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: United Reformed Church Formerly Congregational Church
List entry 1393646 · 21 m from the pin · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 150 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
PA Part 3 Class MA
Postcode
TN34 1HL
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
CASTLE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
Continuum Urban Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 272 days from validation, 210 days slower than Hastings's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 63% of changes of use here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
6%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

2comments received
2 supporting

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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2025 Approved
Lansdowne Hotel, 1-2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
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2025 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
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2024 Approved
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External Repairs ? including masonry, roof, structural steelwork, and windows repairs
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2022 Approved
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External Repairs ? including masonry, roof, structural steelwork, and windows repairs
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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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