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Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU

Awaiting decision Hastings HS/PA/26/00502

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

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for change of use of Ground Floor from office accommodation to re...

As published by the council, reference HS/PA/26/00502

Application record

Reference
HS/PA/26/00502
Status
Registered
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Postcode
TN38 0JU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hastings register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • HS/PA/26/00382 Decided

    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 accommod...

    Submitted 19 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Received by Hastings

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 October 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 56 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.

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    HS/PA/26/00382 Submitted 19 Jun 2026 0m away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

    Notification for prior approval for change the use of the identified ground-floor office accommod...

    Decided 28 docs
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    HS/FA/25/00533 Submitted 12 Sep 2025 137m away

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