Goat Ledge, Lower Promenade, Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6FA Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00270 - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Removal of existing kiosk and seating cabins and replacement with shipping container kiosk and reconstructed seating cabins (Retrospective), with proposed refuse store. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 May 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 1 Nov 2026, from Hastings's recent full applications.

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 ↗
Eastbourne to Rye Harbour across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Warrior Square, St Leonards 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 ↗
Special protection area 22 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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN37 6FA
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
CENTRAL ST LEONARDS
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Hastings usually decides full applications by day 61.

Day 1843 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
46%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
8%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 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
18 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