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)
The application describes the new use as Class E (café and retail) and Sui generis (drinking establishment). 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 Havelock 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 Havelock 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 Havelock Road is in Flood Zone 3 (the sea). Part of it is in Flood Zone 2 (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 Havelock Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings
HBC Senior SUDS and Flood Risk Officer, asked Wed 24 Jun 2026
POLICE, asked Tue 30 Jun 2026
Rights of Way Team, asked Wed 15 Jul 2026
Highways, asked Wed 15 Jul 2026
Environmental Health Pollution, asked Wed 15 Jul 2026
Community Safety Manager, asked Tue 21 Jul 2026
Licensing, asked Tue 18 Aug 2026
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.
CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS (CONS OFFICER), Wed 24 Jun 2026
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 Havelock 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 7 Wellington Square from former Accountants Office (Class E) to single…
HS/FA/26/00087, decided in the week of Mon 13 Jul 2026
Granted permission
…and 3 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Havelock 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.