Proposed change of use of ground floor from Class E (retail) to mixed use Class E (restaurant)… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file
The application describes a change from Class E (retail) to Class E (restaurant). That is how the application describes it, not a finding of the lawful use.
The decision notice on the council’s file sets out any conditions attached to a permission, or the reasons for a refusal. Read it on the file, under Documents.
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.
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:
a 1% (1 in 100) or more chance of flooding from rivers
a 0.5% (1 in 200) or more chance of flooding from the sea.
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:
between a 1% and 0.1% (between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000) chance of flooding from rivers
between a 0.5% and 0.1% (between 1 in 200 and 1 in 1,000) chance of flooding from the sea.
Flood zone 2 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.
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
The council’s file counts 10 comments from the public: 2 objections, 7 in support, 1 other (as it stood on Thu 15 Oct 2026). Its comments tab records 1 neighbour consulted.
Who the council consulted
The bodies and officers the file lists as consulted, with the day each was asked.
Environmental Health Commercial, asked Wed 20 May 2026
Environmental Health Pollution, asked Wed 20 May 2026
Licensing, asked Wed 20 May 2026
Highways, asked Wed 18 Mar 2026
Planning Policy, asked Wed 18 Mar 2026
East Sussex County Council Public Health, asked Mon 23 Mar 2026
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.
HIGHWAYS, Fri 20 Mar 2026
ESCC PUBLIC HEALTH, Thu 9 Apr 2026
WASTE SERVICES, Thu 16 Apr 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, Tue 21 Apr 2026
HIGHWAYS, Fri 1 May 2026
ESCC PUBLIC HEALTH, Tue 5 May 2026
SUSSEX POLICE, Fri 8 May 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, Tue 7 Jul 2026
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 (change of use) 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.
Proposed change of use of ground floor of premises from Class E to Laundrette (sui generis use class) with basement to remain as ancillary storage, to include alterations to shopfront and extract fans installed to rear (part-retrospective).
Change of use of former public house and development of rear extension to provide 1no. mixed use Class E (café and retail) and Sui Generis (drinking establishment) commercial unit and 3No. temporary residential accommodation units (Sui Generis).(amended description)
HS/FA/26/00298, validated Wed 29 Jul 2026, decided in the week of Mon 31 Aug 2026
Change of use from an Amusements with video and pinball games to a sports bar hosting indoor spor…
HS/FA/26/00005, decided in the week of Mon 27 Jul 2026
Granted permission
…and 3 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Queens Road is on its page.
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.