2 Upper Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6SJ Data via plota.co.uk

HS/PA/26/00398 - PA Part 3 Class MA Approved

Proposal

Proposed conversion of the ground floor premises (Class E) to form two self-contained flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jul 2026
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · DELEGATED · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 46 m away: Alexandra Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building 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 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
TN37 6SJ
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
BRAYBROOKE
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
DELEGATED
Applicant
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Agent
Pump House Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 12 days faster 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 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