Planning application
St Leo's, London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from Class E (formerly A1/A3 retail and café) to mixed use: Class E (retail, café). Class F2 ( markets) and Sui Generis (wedding ceremonies, wedding receptions, private hire events, live music and cultural events) with the sale and consumption of alcohol on and off the premises ( Sui Generis - drinking establishment), together with variation of opening hours (amended description).
As published by the council, reference HS/FA/26/00036
Application record
- Reference
- HS/FA/26/00036
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- CENTRAL ST LEONARDS
- Postcode
- TN37 6AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Hastings
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Hastings took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
- WASTE AND CYCLE RACK LOCATION PLAN
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT
- OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LATE NIGHT DISPERSAL STATEMENT
- DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA
- HIGHWAYS
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- CAPACITY EVENT MANAGEMENT
- CATERING STATEMENT
- PARKING STATEMENT
- HIGHWAYS
- POLICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLLUTION
- PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS
- WASTE MANAGEMENT
- SITE PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
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