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34A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ER

HS/FA/25/00442HouseholderApproved

Approved on 13 August 2026

Council decision: GRANTED PERMISSION4 conditions

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

Proposal

Installation of 2x conservation skylights into the rear lean-to roof extension. Excavate along the southern perimeter walls of the property and installation of a ground drain. Internal works to kitchen including raising the existing timber floor and install joist insulation. Remove the existing concrete floor and excavate 300mm of soil to install a new insulated slab and floor finish. Demolish the recently added internal partition walls, toilet and shower room. New walls are proposed to create an improved kitchen space, utility area, storage and bathroom

Received
21 July 2025
Ward
OLD HASTINGS
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.5 Dec
  4. Target5 Dec
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 156 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 34A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ER. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 388 days, 47 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Town, Hastings conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across OLD HASTINGS. 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 3ER
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
31 October 2025
Consultation start
23 October 2025
Last date for comments
5 December 2025
Target decision date
5 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
5 Seagrave Road, Folkestone, CT19 6AY

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Brooks
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 October 2025
Site notice start
31 October 2025

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
49
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Old Town, Hastings
  • Listed building: Grade II: 35, High StreetOn or next to this site · +3 more
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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, 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.

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.

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