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2 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP

HS/FA/26/00021Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 9 April 2026

Council decision: REFUSED PERMISSIONDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use of the existing ground floor from retail use (Class E) to restaurant and takeaway use (Class E/Sui Generis) with ancillary storage above including the installation of an extraction duct system.

Received
12 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
CASTLE 2018
Agent
Ken Judge & Associates Ltd
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 2 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Hastings Town Centre conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development, located within an area of high deprivation, above-average childhood obesity and an over-concentration of hot food takeaways, it is considered that the proposal has significant potential to contribute to further proliferation of such uses, exacerbating existing health issues and inequalities and harming the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors within the Castle ward and surrounding areas. The proposal is therefore contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework's objective of supporting healthy lifestyles by promoting good health and preventing ill health and would conflict with paragraphs 96(c) and 97(b) of the NPPF (2024), East Sussex County Council's Public Health Hot Food Takeaway Guidance (2024), and the East Sussex Whole-System Healthy Weight Plan (2021-2026). Significant weight is also given to the objection from ESCC Public Health in accordance with Policy LP1 of the Hastings Development Management Plan (2015).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN34 1QP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 February 2026
Consultation start
18 March 2026
Last date for comments
3 April 2026
Target decision date
3 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ken Judge & Associates Ltd
Agent address
The Barn, Monument Office - Unit 4, Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6SN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 February 2026
Site notice start
20 February 2026

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
31
Constraints
23

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 (19)

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, 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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