18 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/26/00298 - Full Planning Permission Refused
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of former public house and development of rear extension to provide 1no. mixed use Class E (caf� and retail) and Sui Generis (drinking establishment) commercial unit and 3No. temporary residential accommodation units (Sui Generis).(amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
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Refused
3 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Sept 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 24

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FINAL DELEGATED REPORT Report · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF HBC SENIOR SUDS AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER Consultee Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Other · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LAYOUT DRAINAGE PLAN Drawing · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY Other · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Amended Plans · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LAYOUT Drawing · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LAYOUT Drawing · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Other · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF PLANNING POLICY Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST SUSSEX HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY SAFETY MANAGER Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF POLICE Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER) Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG AMENDED DESCRIPTION Site Notice · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LETTER REGARDING USE Other · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Site Notice Site Notice · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 ↗
Public footpath 9 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.
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 212 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
6 listed buildings within 150 m; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in May 2024. Other property, freehold.

1 May 2024£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN34 1BP
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
CASTLE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
REFUSED PERMISSION
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Agent
Pump House Designs
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 26 days faster 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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 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

2025 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
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2025 Approved
17 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Variations of conditions 8 (details of new external doorsets and windows) and 11 (details…
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2025 Approved
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HS/FA/25/00532
2025 Approved
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Refurbishment of the architectural metalwork to the balconies at first floor level on the…
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2025 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Refurbishment of the architectural metalwork to the balconies at first floor level on the…
HS/LB/25/00438
2025 Approved
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Redevelopment of the existing building to provide 80 purpose built shared co-living accom…
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2025 Approved
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HS/FA/25/00083
2025 Approved
The John Logie Baird Public House, 29-31 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BE
Removal of the front terraced area in order to extend the internal customer seating to th…
HS/FA/25/00280
2025 Approved
The John Logie Baird Public House, 29-31 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BE
Removal of the front terraced area in order to extend the internal customer seating to th…
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2025
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Installation of two galvanised steel CAT ladders to the rear of the building, providing a…
HS/FA/25/00436
2025
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Installation of two galvanised steel CAT ladders to the rear of the building, providing a…
HS/LB/25/00437
2025
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Installation of two galvanised steel CAT ladders to the rear of the building, providing a…
HS/FA/25/00436
2025
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Installation of two galvanised steel CAT ladders to the rear of the building, providing a…
HS/LB/25/00437
2025 Approved
19 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of the basement and ground floors and change of use of the 1st / 2n…
HS/FA/25/00094
2025 Approved
19 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Change of use of part of the basement and ground floors and change of use of the 1st / 2n…
HS/FA/25/00094
2025 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
ATM Collar and ATM shroud to replace existing
HS/AA/25/00064
2025 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Replacement of the external ATM
HS/FA/25/00062
2025 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Replacement of the external ATM and of external signage (amended)
HS/LB/25/00063
2025 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
ATM Collar and ATM shroud to replace existing
HS/AA/25/00064
2022 Approved
His Place Church, Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
External Repairs ? including masonry, roof, structural steelwork, and windows repairs
HS/LB/22/00161
2022 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Replace all existing signage with new branded signage and window graphics
HS/AA/22/00394
2022 Approved
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Replace all existing signage with new branded signage and window graphics
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2021 Approved
2 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Change of use of 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors from residential (C3) to offices (E(c) & (E(g)(i))
HS/FA/21/00893
2021 Approved
Ground & Lower Ground Floors, 35 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Proposed change of use from Shop and Office (Use Class E) to 2 no. residential dwellings…
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.