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

Awaiting decision Hastings HS/LB/26/00528

Relates to HS/LB/26/00127

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Variation of Condition 3 (Sections) of Listed Building Consent HS/LB/26/00127 ? Amendment: amend ...

As published by the council, reference HS/LB/26/00528

Application record

Reference
HS/LB/26/00528
Status
Registered
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Ward
CASTLE
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.

  • 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.

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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...

    Decided 8 Jul 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 21 Nov 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Hastings

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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.

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Poroban Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2018 · London

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 14 Sep 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Sep 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Hastings for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Hastings's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Hastings's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

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

    HS/FA/26/00093 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Demolition of the existing café and toilets and redevelopment to form a single storey visitor cen...

    Granted Demolition 168 docs
    Small domestic

  • Footpath HAS/288/1 adjoining West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD

    HS/FP/26/00427 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Request for an Order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to extinguish pa...

    Decided 2 docs

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

    HS/FA/25/00574 Submitted 2 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Full applications 19 docs

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

    HS/LB/26/00127 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 78 docs
    Small domestic

  • 9B Castledown Avenue, Hastings, TN34 3RJ

    HS/FA/25/00642 Submitted 27 Oct 2025 100 yards away

    Replacement of 6 no. timber sliding sash windows with uPvc sliding sash windows to the front, side and rear elevations

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 8 docs

  • 19 Milward Road, Hastings, TN34 3RP

    HS/FA/26/00405 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 200 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

    Conversion of Existing C2 Shared House to Large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui-Generis) ...

    Awaiting decision 13 docs