Ecclesbourne Reservoir, Shearbarn, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DX
Approved on 5 February 2026
Council decision: GRANTED PERMISSION10 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use to allow for fishing at the reservoir for the public
- Received
- 12 May 2025
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Ward
- ORE
- Agent
- Greenhayes Planning
- ReceivedReceived12 May
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation7 Jul
- TargetTarget Date7 Jul
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 101 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Ecclesbourne Reservoir, Shearbarn, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DX. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 269 days, 30 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across ORE. We hold 902 applications in total for the TN35 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
- TN35 5DX
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 21 August 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 7 July 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Greenhayes Planning
- Agent address
- Greenhayes Studio, 106 Hastings Road, Battle, TN33 0TW
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Zoe Taylor
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 23 June 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 49
- Constraints
- 30
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- SSSI: Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSIPart of the site
- Special Area of Conservation: Hastings CliffsNext to the site
- Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +1 more
- Local nature reserve: Hastings Country ParkPart of the site
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 (17)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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