Planning application
Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU
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.
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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...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Hastings
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JU
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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