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

HS/CC/26/00167County Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)Refused

Refused on 25 March 2026

Council decision: Raise ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Partial change of use of the second floor of the library building from an adult learning use (Use Class F1(a)) to a Register office (Use Class E(g)(i)), including internal layout reconfiguration and the installation of stud walls to create 4 consultation rooms and a ceremony space (HS/3544/CCLB)

Received
17 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
CASTLE 2018
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided25 Mar

Decided in 8 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 8 days, 7 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 6 applications across CASTLE 2018. 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

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
18
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Mar

    Partial change of use of section of library building from an adult learning use (Use Class F1(a)) to Register…

    ApprovedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)Filed alongsideHS/CC/26/00166
  2. 2026
    17 Mar

    Partial change of use of the second floor of the library building from an adult learning use (Use Class…

    This applicationRefusedOtherHS/CC/26/00167

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    3 Jun

    Discharge of condition 3 (disabled access platform stair lift details of mounts and fixings) of County…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsHS/CC/26/00338
  2. 2026
    20 Apr

    Variation of Condition 2 of HS/CC/25/00444

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)HS/CC/26/00248
  3. 2026
    20 Apr

    Replacement of external fire escape (HS/3545/CCLB

    ApprovedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)HS/CC/26/00247
  4. 2026
    25 Feb

    Installation of an internal platform stairlift at the main entrance of the building to facilitate disabled…

    ApprovedCounty Deemed Permission (Reg 3 & 4)HS/CC/26/00115
  5. 2025
    25 Apr

    Discharge of condition 4 (details of tower roof, flat roofs, and party wall gutter) of County Council Consent…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsHS/CC/25/00254

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