Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE

HS/CC/26/00166County Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)Approved

Approved on 10 April 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Partial change of use of section of library building from an adult learning use (Use Class F1(a)) to Register Office (Use Class E(g)(i)) (HS/3542/CC)

Received: 17 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Hastings Borough Council
Ward: CASTLE

ReceivedReceived17 Mar
ValidatedValidated17 Mar
Consult.Consultation14 Apr
TargetTarget Date14 Apr
DecidedDecided10 Apr

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE. Hastings has handled 9 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Hastings Town Centre conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across CASTLE. We hold 549 applications in total for the TN34 postcode area.

86% of all applications at Hastings Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: TN34 1HE
Application type: County Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 March 2026
Consultation start: 24 March 2026
Last date for comments: 14 April 2026
Target decision date: 14 April 2026
Decision published: 25 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Zoe Taylor
Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 17
Constraints: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hastings Town Centre
Listed building: Grade II: Hastings Library, the former Brassey InstituteOn this site · +1 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Hastings Town Centre
Brownfield land register: Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, HastingsRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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.

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Associated applications

2026
17 Mar
Partial change of use of section of library building from an adult learning use (Use Class F1(a)) to Register…
This applicationApprovedOtherHS/CC/26/00166
2026
17 Mar
Partial change of use of the second floor of the library building from an adult learning use (Use Class…
RefusedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)Filed alongsideHS/CC/26/00167

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