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Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT

HS/FA/24/00404Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 15 October 2024

Council decision: GRANTED PERMISSIONDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and removal of condition 14(i) details of the proposed access deck to the third floor and new balconies to the 1st floor on the east(alley) elevation of Planning Permission HS/FA/20/00320 (Proposed change of use, two-storey replacement roof extension and full refurbishment of existing building. To provide a mixed-use redevelopment comprising retail (Class A1,A3,A4), office space (Class B1) a microbrewery (Class B2), 15 residential units (Class C3), event and gym space (Class D2) and ancillary shared and management accommodation, with associated access, external alterations, landscaping, plant, cycle storage and other associated works.) Amendment - Removal of balcony and doors.

Received
29 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
CASTLE
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated10 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target9 Sep
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 127 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Observer Building, 53 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DT. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 12 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Hastings Town Centre conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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.

91% of full 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 1DT
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
15

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 June 2024
Consultation expiry
21 June 2024
Consultation start
12 June 2024
Last date for comments
9 September 2024
Target decision date
9 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
IF_DO
Agent address
J311 The Biscuit Factory, Bermondey, London, SE16 4DG

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Bagshaw
Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 June 2024
Site notice start
24 September 2024

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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© 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.

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