Pavement adjacent 21 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY

HS/FA/26/00050Full Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 16 April 2026

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

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

Proposal

The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones.

Received: 26 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Hastings Borough Council
Ward: CASTLE

ReceivedReceived26 Jan
ValidatedValidated3 Mar
Consult.Consultation28 Apr
TargetTarget Date28 Apr
DecidedDecided16 Apr

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Pavement adjacent 21 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY. Hastings has handled 387 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than Hastings's typical decision time. The site is in the Hastings Town Centre conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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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Why it was refused

The proposed siting of the street hub and associated signage on Wellington Place would adversely affect the delivery of the Hastings Public Realm and Green Connections scheme, which is scheduled for implementation under the Town Deal and has already been finalised ahead of construction this year. The proposal would conflict with the planned location of commissioned public artwork within the town centre. As this artwork is designed to change in appearance depending on viewing angles, maintaining clear sightlines is essential to achieving its intended visual impact. Consequently, the development would prejudice the comprehensive delivery of the approved Public Realm and Green Connections scheme and undermine its intended function and benefits. Objections have been raised by the Town Deal Board (East Sussex County Council) and the Regeneration Team (Hastings Borough Council). In accordance with Policy LP1 of the Hastings Development Management Plan (2015), significant weight is afforded to these objections. Overall, the harm caused to the delivery of the Hastings Public Realm and Green Connections scheme is considered to significantly outweigh the benefits of the proposed development. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies LP1, FA2 and FA3 of the Hastings Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 March 2026
Consultation start: 10 March 2026
Last date for comments: 28 April 2026
Target decision date: 28 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Mitie
Agent address: TSOC, Pacific House, Atlas Business Park, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M225PR

Planning decision

Case officer: Louise Brooks
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 March 2026
Site notice start: 20 March 2026

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 22
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.

Conservation area: Hastings Town Centre
Heritage at Risk Register: Hastings Town Centre
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, listed buildings, 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.

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