Planning application
West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Works: Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of the existing café and toilets and redevelopment to form a single storey visitor cen...
As published by the council, reference HS/FA/26/00093
Application record
- Reference
- HS/FA/26/00093
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE
- Postcode
- TN34 3RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hastings register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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HS/LB/26/00127 Granted
West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Demolition of the existing café and toilets and redevelopment to form a single storey visitor centre with café, restaurant and bar, takeaway, gallery/interpretation zones, retail and re-provision of toilets on the site of the existing West Hill Café. Creation of a new pathway/boardwalk and installation of external lighting on pathways, wayfinding and signage. Installation of air source heat pumps and solar panels and associated landscaping improvements.
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HS/FA/25/00574 Granted
West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Temporary mobile kiosk serving food and drink located adjacent to the existing West Hill Cafe- Relocate the position of the kiosk such that the existing cafe internal front area can be utilised for internal cafe seating.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Hastings
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5 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: HS/LB/26/00127 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
168 documents on file for this application
- LAND STABILITY REVIEW - MILVUM ? DATED 14/08/2026
- SENIOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO OBJECTION COMMENTS
- GEOTECHNICAL REPORT - REV 6
- SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT
- DRAINAGE REPORT INCL. CCTV
- JACKIE WREN
- ESCC ECOLOGY
- TREE AND PLANTING SCHEDULE
- SOUTHERN WATER
- COUNTY ECOLOGY
- LAND STABILITY REVIEW - MILVUM DATED 12.5.26
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- DRAWING REVISION LIST
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- BNG CLARIFICATION
- GEOTECHNICAL REPORT (REVISION 3)
- DEMOLITION BASEMENT PLAN
- DEMOLITION GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- DEMOLISHED 3D VIEWS
- PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN
- DEMOLITION ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED 3D VIEWS
- PROPOSED 3D VIEW
- GEOTECHNICAL REPORT (REVISION 2)
- LAND STABILITY REPORT
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- COUNTY ARCHEAOLOGY
- OUTLINE SPECIFICATION
- TREE AND PLANTING SCHEDULE
- ESCC ECOLOGY
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - ZONE A
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECTION D-D
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C
- PROPOSED SECTION D-D
- MATERIAL SCHEDULE
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECTION A-A
- EXISTING SECTION C-C
- PROPOSED SECTION A-A
- HIGHWAYS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- EXISTING SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED SECTION B-B
- DRAWING REVISION LIST
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- BOROUGH ARBORICULTURIST
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 TO ZONE A
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01 ZONE B
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01 ZONE A
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01 ZONE B
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING SECTION A-A
- EXISTING SECTION B-B
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTION A-A
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C
- PROPOSED SECTION D-D
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SITE SECTION A-A
- PROPOSED SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SITE SECTION A-A
- EXISTING SECTION C-C
- EXISTING SECTION D-D
- DRAWING REVISION LIST
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 ZONE B
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLLUTION
- BNG ASSESSMENT
- BNG METRIC
- HBC SENIOR SUDS AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER AMENDED COMMENTS
- HBC SENIOR SUDS AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER
- SOUTHERN WATER LETTER
- SITE NOTICE
- SOUTHERN WATER MAP
- WASTE SERVICES
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- SOUTHERN WATER LETTER
- SOUTHERN WATER MAP
- COMMUNITY SAFETY MANAGER
- NATURE SPACE
- TRAVEL PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- ESTATES
- BUILDING CONTROL
- HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 1
- HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 2
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 2
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 1
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 3
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 4,5 AND 6
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 7
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 8
- LOCATION PLAN
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS (2 OF 2)
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 1
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 2
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 3
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 4
- LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS (1 OF 2)
- PROPOSED SECTION FF
- PROPOSED SECTION GG
- FIRE STATEMENT
- ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- LANDSAPE STATEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION MANAGMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE SECTION B-B
- EXISTING SECTION BB
- EXISTING SECTION CC
- EXISTING SECTION GG
- PROPOSED SECTION BB
- PROPOSED SECTION CC
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SITE SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL -01
- DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL 00
- DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL 01
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- TRAVEL PLAN
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE REPORT
- ECOLOGY REPORT
- GEOTECHNICAL REPORT (REVISION 1)
- PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION RISK ASSESSMENT
- SITE INVESTIGATION REPORT
- SEQUENTIAL AND LOCATIONAL JUSTIFICATION
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Hastings granted permission on 8 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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