Planning application
HS/PA/26/00241
Shop, 7 Bank Buildings, Station Road, Hastings, TN34 1NG
Proposal
Notification for prior approval for change of use of upper floors from commercial (use Class E) to 2 self contained flats (C3)
As published by the council, reference HS/PA/26/00241
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Hastings
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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HS/FA/26/00356 Awaiting decision
Newsagents, 6A Bank Buildings, Station Road, Hastings, TN34 1NG
Installation of an air source heat pump unit to the rear elevation
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HS/LB/24/00536 Granted
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Maintenance repairs to the roof portions and front west facing elevation including the introduction of a built-up elastomeric mineral felt waterproofing system and part deconstruction of a redundant water tank housing. Works to the front elevation comprise localised stone repairs and cleaning, together with the repair and decoration of the timber windows and doors.
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HS/FA/25/00436 Awaiting decision
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Installation of two galvanised steel CAT ladders to the rear of the building, providing access from the main roof to the second floor flat roof and the second floor flat roof to the first floor flat roof.
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HS/LB/25/00437 Awaiting decision
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Installation of two galvanised steel CAT ladders to the rear of the building, providing access from the main roof to the second floor flat roof and the second floor flat roof to the first floor flat roof.
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HS/LB/25/00438 Granted
NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Refurbishment of the architectural metalwork to the balconies at first floor level on the front facing elevation. Existing balustrading be temporarily removed, repaired and decorated, 'off site,' before being reinstated.
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HS/FA/26/00021 Refused
2 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP
Proposed change of use of the existing ground floor from retail use (Class E) to restaurant and takeaway use (Class E/Sui Generis) with ancillary storage above including the installation of an extraction duct system.
Other outline applications
In Hastings
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HS/PA/26/00398 Awaiting decision
2 Upper Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6SJ
Proposed conversion of the ground floor premises (Class E) to form two self-contained flats
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HS/PD/26/00294 Refused
13 Ponswood Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BU
Notification for prior approval for a proposed larger homes extension - Proposed single-storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwellinghouse with rooflights.
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HS/PD/26/00303 Refused
41 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PT
Single storey rear exension with pitched roof and rear doors to garden with the installation of roof lights (amended description).
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HS/PA/26/00382 Awaiting decision
Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU
Notification for prior approval for change the use of the identified ground-floor office accommodation to Class C3 residential use.
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HS/PA/26/00367 Awaiting decision
Former Head Post Office, 16 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1AA
Notification for prior approval for change of use from Class E (Offices) on ground floor to Class C3 (Residential) to provide 4 dwellings.