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 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
Application record
- Reference
- HS/LB/26/00127
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: GRANTED PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- CASTLE
- Decision by
- PLANNING COMMITTEE
- Postcode
- TN34 3RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Hastings register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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HS/LB/26/00528 Awaiting decision
West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Variation of Condition 3 (Sections) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/26/00127 ? Amendment: amend ...
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HS/FA/26/00093 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 cen...
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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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6 Mar 2026
Received by Hastings
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED PERMISSION
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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HS/LB/26/00528 Awaiting decision
West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Variation of Condition 3 (Sections) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/26/00127 ? Amendment: amend ...
- Application: HS/FA/26/00093 (Registered)
Who's behind it
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Poroban Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2018 · London
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
78 documents on file for this application
- TREE AND PLANTING SCHEDULE
- DRAWING REVISION LIST
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- COUNTY ARCHEAOLOGY
- TREE AND PLANTING SCHEDULE
- OUTLINE SPECIFICATION
- EXISTING SECTION A-A
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECTION C-C
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - ZONE A
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 ZONE A
- PROPOSED SECTION D-D
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- MATERIAL SCHEDULE
- EXISTING SECTION D-D
- PROPOSED SECTION A-A
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C
- DRAWING REVISION LIST
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- DRAWING REVISION LIST
- EXISTING SITE SECTION A-A
- PROPOSED SITE SECTION A-A
- EXISTING SECTION C-C
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01 ZONE A
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01 ZONE B
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 ZONE A
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 00 ZONE B
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 01 ZONE B
- EXISTING SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C
- PROPOSED SECTION B-B
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN - ZONE A
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLLUTION
- HBC SENIOR SUDS AND FLOOD RISK OFFICER
- SITE NOTICE
- CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER)
- ESTATES
- EXISTING SECTION GG
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL -01
- HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 1
- HERITAGE STATEMENT - PART 2
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 2
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 3
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PARTS 4,5 AND 6
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 7
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 8
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - PART 1
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL -01
- PROPOSED SECTION FF
- PROPOSED SECTION GG
- DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL 00
- DEMOLITION PLAN - LEVEL 01
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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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