59 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE Data via plota.co.uk

HS/FA/25/00553 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of first floor from ancillary space of Class E barbershop to Class C3 self-contained one-bedroom residential flat (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2025
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Scheduled monument 228 m away: Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour; Special protection area 485 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay; Conservation area 81 m away: Old Town, Hastings; Inside the Hastings built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Hastings
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN34 1RE
Received
24 Sept 2025
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
CASTLE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
GRANTED PERMISSION
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
Show
Agent
LGS

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 9 days faster than Hastings's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% 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 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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

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