Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings TN34 1HE
Approved on 8 April 2026
Council decision: Granted
Proposal
The installation of an internal platform stairlift at the main entrance of the building to facilitate disabled access
- Received
- 16 February 2026
- Council
- East Sussex County Council
- Ward
- Braybrooke & Castle
- ReceivedReceived16 Feb
- ValidatedValidated16 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Apr
Decided in 51 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a planning application at Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings TN34 1HE. East Sussex has handled 99 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 12 days quicker than East Sussex's typical decision time. The site is in the Hastings Town Centre conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Braybrooke & Castle. We hold 553 applications in total for the TN34 postcode area.
100% of all applications at East Sussex County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN34 1HE
- Application type
- County Council Development
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hastings Borough Council no Town or Parish Council
- District
- Hastings
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 6 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Hastings Town Centre
- Listed building: Grade II: Hastings Library, the former Brassey InstituteOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, HastingsRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Apr
Variation of Condition 2 of HS/3531/CC
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)HS/3546/CC - 20262 Apr
Listed building consent for the replacement of the external fire escape, including the installation of a new…
ApprovedListed building consentHS/3545/CCLB - 202613 Mar
Listed building consent for the partial change of use of the second floor of the library building from an…
ApprovedListed building consentHS/3544/CCLB - 202611 Mar
Partial change of use of the second floor of the library building from an adult learning use (Use Class…
ApprovedCounty Council DevelopmentHS/3542/CC
Source: East Sussex
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