Planning application
21 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of the third-floor private dwelling to additional House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) accommodation (sui generis), providing a total of 10 bedrooms across the first, second, and third floors of building (amended description).
As published by the council, reference HS/FA/25/00500
Application record
- Reference
- HS/FA/25/00500
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- REFUSED PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE
- Decision by
- DELEGATED
- Postcode
- TN34 1JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hastings register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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HS/FA/26/00254 Granted
21 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Change of use of the third-floor private dwelling to additional House in Multiple Occupation (HMO...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2025
Received by Hastings
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: REFUSED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- FINAL DELEGATED REPORT
- HMO LICENSING
- WASTE
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- HIGHWAYS
- WASTE
- HOUSING
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND BLOCK PLANS
- LOCATION PLAN
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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