Footpath HAS/288/1 adjoining West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road
Planning application HS/FP/26/00427
Footpath HAS/288/1 adjoining West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
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What is proposed
In the council’s words, from its weekly list:
Request for an Order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to extinguish part of Public Footpath HAS/288/1 to enable development associated with planning application HS/FA/26/00093
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 street index lists these properties on Castle Hill Road under Article 4 directions, which take away some building work that wouldn’t otherwise need planning permission:
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 ↗
9 listed buildings are on or beside Castle Hill Road: the street’s page lists them.
Tree preservation orders within about 40 m of Castle Hill Road’s line, from the council’s map data:
TPO 135: made 4 September 1992, confirmed 7 October 1992; 3 trees, 1 group of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
TPO 174: made 3 February 1996, confirmed 7 June 1996; 13 trees, 2 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Indicative only — the council’s order is what counts. The council says of its tree order map data: “This dataset is under review and subject to change. Always refer to the Original Tree Preservation Order and associated plan for confirmation.” The council’s tree preservation orders page ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street
We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Castle Hill Road runs, not where the site’s boundary is. The application’s own documents on the council’s file show the site.
Flood zones
None of Castle Hill Road’s line is in Flood Zone 2 or 3 on the Environment Agency’s flood map for planning. In the Agency’s words: “This means a site in flood zone 1 could still flood now or in the future.”
No Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland or country park is within about 100 m of Castle Hill Road’s line, and it is outside the High Weald National Landscape. Protected nature in Hastings
It went to the Planning Committee on Wed 12 Aug 2026: the officer’s report. The officer recommended: “Authorise the making of an Order under Section” The minutes record: Agreed (unanimously). How the committee decided
Comments on the application
The council’s file counts no comments from the public (as it stood on Wed 14 Oct 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.
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.