Hastings Castle, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Approved on 27 October 2025
Council decision: GRANTED PERMISSIONDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions
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Proposal
Demolition and removal of the existing Visitor Interpretation Centre structure. The existing plinth structure to remain to avoid disturbance to any archaeology and to provide visitor viewing platform. Metal handrails to be installed around perimeter of plinth to match existing handrails on the retained ramps.
- Received
- 16 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Hastings Borough Council
- Ward
- CASTLE
- Agent
- Williams Architecture
- ReceivedReceived16 Jul
- ValidatedValidated24 Sep
- Consult.Consultation19 Nov
- TargetTarget Date19 Nov
- DecidedDecided27 Oct
Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Hastings Castle, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Town, Hastings conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 3RD
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 3 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 25 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 19 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 19 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Williams Architecture
- Architect profile
- WILLIAMS ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- 88 Cherry Lane, Lymm, United Kingdom, WA13 0PD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Larkin
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 3 October 2025
- Site notice start
- 3 October 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14173377
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 22
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Old Town, Hastings
- Scheduled monument: Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' ParlourPart of the site
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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, 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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