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59 Queens Road

Planning application HS/FA/25/00553

59 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE

New homes

What is proposed

In the council’s words, from its weekly list:

Conversion of first floor from ancillary space of Class E barbershop to Class C3 self-contained one-bedroom residential flat (amended description)

The application describes a change from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class C3 (homes). That is how the application describes it, not a finding of the lawful use.

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Fri 16 Oct 2026) attaches 8 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:

  1. Time limit to start
    The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

    Reason: This condition is imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

  2. Built to the approved plans
    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Hast59QR002 [name removed] , Hast59QR001 [name removed]

    Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

  3. Drainage and flooding
    Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, the following flood risk mitigation measures set out in Section 4.5 (Conclusion) of the approved Flood Risk Assessment (Oakshire Environmental; 10 August 2026) shall be fully implemented: a) Install proprietary flood-resistant door sets or demountable threshold barriers to the rear external door and any other low-level openings where water could enter; b) Replace conventional air bricks with self-closing flood air bricks or fit certified covers where ventilation requirements can still be maintained. Pipe, cable and duct penetrations through external walls should be sealed using appropriate waterproof collars or sealants to reduce seepage routes; c) Fit non-return valves or anti-flood valves to foul and surface water drainage connections serving the basement, ground floor WC and rear yard drainage where technically feasible. These should be accessible for inspection and maintenance to reduce the risk of sewer surcharge entering the building during intense rainfall; d) At ground floor basement level, use water-compatible or readily cleanable materials where refurbishment works allow, including tiled or sealed solid floors, water-resistant skirting, closed-cell insulation where appropriate and sacrificial or easily removable finishes. Electrical sockets, consumer units and vulnerable services should be raised above the modelled flood depth where practicable; and e) As the basement is to remain in storage use, flood-sensitive materials, stock, chemicals and electrical items should not be stored at low level. Storage should be raised on racking above the anticipated flood depth where possible, and the basement should not be used for sleeping accommodation or any vulnerable uses. The measures shall thereafter be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: To ensure the development is safe from flood risk at present and during its lifetime, in accordance with the NPPF and Policy SC7 of the Hastings Local Plan - Planning Strategy (2014).

  4. Parking, access and cycles
    Prior to the first occupation of the development, specifications and floor plans of lockable cycle parking in the area marked on approved drawing no. Hast59QR002 [name removed] 1 no. cycle shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle parking shall then be installed in accordance with the approved details prior to first occupation of the development and thereafter be maintained and retained in perpetuity.

    Reason: In order that the development site is accessible by non-car modes and to meet the objectives of sustainable transport.

  5. Bins and recycling
    Prior to the first occupation of the development, the waste and recycling storage cupboard shall be installed in accordance with the details on approved drawing Hast59QR002 [name removed] , and shall also include a door vent(s) to allow air to circulate. Waste and recycling shall be stored in this location with the exception of the day of collection, where waste and recycling is to be presented on the pavement. Seagull sacks and food waste containers must be returned to the waste and recycling internal storage as soon as is practical after collection is complete and at no time should be stored externally. The ventilated waste and recycling storage areas shall thereafter be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: In order to secure a well planned development that functions properly.

  6. Hours of building work
    Work which is audible at the site boundary and deliveries to and from the premises, during construction, shall not take place before 08:00 nor after 18:00 Monday-Friday, before 08:00 nor after 13:00 on Saturdays, and at no time on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of nearby residents.

  7. Noise, plant and smells
    Details including acoustic specifications, of all fixed plant, machinery and equipment associated with air moving equipment (including Heat pumps, fans, ducting and external openings), compressors generators or plant or equipment of a like kind, installed within the site, which has the potential to cause noise disturbance to any noise sensitive receivers, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before installation.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of nearby residents.

  8. Something else
    The residential unit hereby approved shall be the residence of no more than one person at any one time.

    Reason: To ensure an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupiers, in accordance with Policy DM3 of the Hastings Local Plan - Development Management Plan (2015).

We copy the numbered conditions and their reasons and nothing else from the notice; its notes to the applicant are on the file. The label on each is ours, by rules on the council’s wording. The conditions the council attaches, by kind of application

Conservation and heritage on this street

Measured along the street’s line against the council’s boundaries. Whether a particular building is inside depends on where the boundary runs: each area’s page on the council’s site has its map. All 18 conservation areas

The council’s Article 4 direction on houses in multiple occupation covers the whole town (in force since 2 July 2012): turning a house into a shared house for three to six people needs planning permission. The council’s page ↗

2 listed buildings are on or beside Queens Road: the street’s page lists them.

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors. Listed buildings: © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street

We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Queens Road runs, not where the site’s boundary is. The application’s own documents on the council’s file show the site.

Flood zones

Part of Queens Road is in Flood Zone 3 (rivers and the sea). Part of it is in Flood Zone 2 (rivers and the sea). That is the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning, which shows land that could flood from rivers or the sea, ignoring the benefits of any existing flood defences.

Locations in flood zone 3 have a high probability of flooding.

This means, in any year, land has:

Flood zone 3 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.

Locations in flood zone 2 have a medium probability of flooding.

This means, in any year, land has:

Flood zone 2 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.

The Environment Agency’s words, from Flood zones and what they mean ↗.

A street’s line is not an address. For a particular address, use the Environment Agency’s Check your long term flood risk ↗; for a planning site, its Flood map for planning ↗. Flood warnings in force now are on Live now.

Protected nature

No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Queens Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings

Flood zones: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Coastal erosion and the Shoreline Management Plan: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Protected sites: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Fetched 2026-10-12.

Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Comments on the application

The council’s file counts no comments from the public (as it stood on Fri 16 Oct 2026).

Who the council consulted

The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.

Consultee responses on the file

Responses filed as consultee comments, named as the file names them, with the day each was published. What they say is in each document on the council’s file.

Is a comment public?

The council’s page on commenting says: “All comments will be made available to view online and will be treated in accordance with our privacy policy. Comments will be redacted where they contain personal information or are inappropriate in their content.” It also says: “Please note that we do not accept anonymous comments.” Commenting on an application, on the council’s site ↗ (read 13 October 2026).

We count the comments on the council’s file. We never copy a commenter’s name, address or words, and we don’t list who objected: that is on the file.

Similar applications nearby

Other applications of the same kind (new homes) on Queens Road or in Castle ward, decided ones first, since our record starts on 21 April 2026. A refusal is marked; its reasons are in the decision notice on the council’s file. Each application is decided on its own facts.

On Queens Road

Elsewhere in Castle

If you think work doesn’t match what was approved

The council’s planning enforcement team looks into building work or a use that may not have permission, or may not follow the approved plans or conditions. Its page explains how to report it and which cases it deals with first: planning enforcement on the council’s site ↗

Our planning record starts on 21 April 2026, from the council’s weekly lists of new and decided applications. We list the site, the proposal, the dates, the decision, the comment counts and a permission’s conditions. We never copy a commenter’s or an individual applicant’s details; an applicant is named only when it is an organisation we can match exactly to a council, a registered charity or a company on Companies House. Planning is decided by the council, not by us.