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HS/LB/26/00127

West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD

Granted Hastings Listed Building Consent

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference HS/LB/26/00127

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by Hastings

  2. 8 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: GRANTED PERMISSION

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About heritage and listed buildings applications

How this application type works

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

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