Former Head Post Office, 16 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

HS/PA/26/00367 - PA Part 3 Class MA Refused
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for change of use from Class E (Offices) on ground floor to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 4 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Validated
23 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
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Refused
1 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Oct 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents 57

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FINAL DELEGATED REPORT Report · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER Consultee · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 30

PDF PROPOSED GA EAST ELEVATION Amended Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SOUTH ELEVATION Amended Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA NORTH ELEVATION Amended Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA WEST ELEVATION Amended Plans · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR A FIRE PLAN Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN A Amended Plans · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Amended Plans · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN A Superseded Drawing · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING_LOWER_GROUND_FLOOR_PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF A4530-2302-P5-PROPOSED GA SECTION B-B. Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED STREET SCENE (WEST). Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED STREET SCENE (SOUTH). Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN. Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN. Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN. Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF -EXISTING STREET SCENE (WEST). Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING STREET SCENE (SOUTH) Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION. Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF OS MAP AND LOCATION Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GA SECTION B-B. Drawing · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR?S (BSR) SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HSE Consultee Comment · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HSE Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ESCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ESCC LLFA COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER) Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 14

PDF FIRE SAFETY DETAILS Other · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Site Notice Site Notice · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PRIOR APPROVAL Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DAYLIGHT SUNLIGHT REPORT Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FRA Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DESK STUDY FINAL REPORT Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GS-V7U-QPI-PBN-PI3 Other · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 179 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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: United Reformed Church Formerly Congregational Church, Grade II, 52 m away · 1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Public footpath 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 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
PA Part 3 Class MA
Postcode
TN34 1AA
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
CASTLE
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
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Agent
Momentum Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 38 days slower than Hastings's median of 62 for changes of use. Refused, as 36% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
Lansdowne Hotel, 1-2 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Change of use of part of the basement and ground floors and change of use of the 1st / 2n…
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2024 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of basement and ground floors and of 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th floors f…
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2024 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
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Brass Monkey, Public House and Premises, 18 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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Change of use of 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors from residential (C3) to offices (E(c) & (E(g)(i))
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2021 Approved
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Proposed change of use from Shop and Office (Use Class E) to 2 no. residential dwellings…
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2020 Approved
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2020 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