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7 Wellington Square

Planning application HS/LB/26/00088

7 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB

Listed buildings This asks for listed building consent to work on a listed building.

What is proposed

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

Internal and external alterations to facilitate the use of the building as a single dwelling, inc… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Fri 7 Aug 2026) attaches 15 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. 1. The work to which this consent relates shall be begun before the expiration of three years beginning with the date on which this consent is granted.
  2. Built to the approved plans
    The works hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 25.624.1.B 25.624.2.B 25.624.3.F 25.624.4.F 25.624.5.A 25.624.6 CR_CRSF_FK_C Schedule of Works Material, fixing and finishing details External lime plaster repair specification Internal, lime plaster repair specification Repointing brickwork repair specification Stonework repair specification
  3. Materials and design details
    The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be in accordance with materials noted on drawing number 25.624.4.F. The approved materials used in connection with the extension/ housing/building/structure shall thereafter be retained.
  4. Something else
    No rendered ashlar rustication works shall commence until details have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include section drawings, at a scale of not less than 1:5, showing the proposed rustication profile and all abutments with adjoining architectural elements. The works shall thereafter be carried out in full accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  5. Materials and design details
    Notwithstanding the approved drawings, detailed drawings of the proposed staircase shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the staircase works are undertaken. Such details shall include plan and elevation drawings of the staircase, including any spandrel panels and under stair cupboard doors, at a scale of not less than 1:20. The details shall also include sectional drawings, at a scale of not less than 1:5, of the strings, newels, balustrading, treads, risers, nosings, stiles, muntins, rails and trim mouldings. The staircase works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  6. Materials and design details
    Prior to the installation of the pocket doorset to the dining room hereby approved, detailed drawings of the proposed pocket doorset to the Dining Room shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include full elevation drawings at a scale of not less than 1:10. The details shall also include sectional drawings of any thresholds, heads, jambs, stiles, muntins, panels, rails, glazing bars and reveals at a scale of not less than 1:5. The works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  7. Materials and design details
    Prior to any fireplace restoration works, detailed drawings and specifications of the proposed fireplace restoration works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include plan and elevation drawings of the proposed fireplace openings and surrounds at a scale of not less than 1:20. The details shall also include images of the proposed fireplaces, a condition report of the existing chimneys and flues, and sectional drawings of the proposed fire surround mouldings at a scale of not less than 1:5. The fireplace restoration works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  8. Something else
    Prior to any underfloor heating works, detailed drawings and specifications of the proposed underfloor heating installation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include product information and annotated sectional drawings at a scale of not less than 1:5 showing the existing and proposed floor construction, the new and adjacent finished floor levels, and the manner in which the flooring will terminate against existing structures. The underfloor heating works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  9. Something else
    Prior to the commencement of the structural alteration works to the building hereby approved, details must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details must include part elevation and section drawings, at a scale no less than 1:20, of the proposed lintels and steel beams in position. The works must be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  10. Something else
    Prior to the internal works hereby approved, detailed drawings and specifications of the proposed decorative mouldings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include product information and/or sectional drawings at a scale of not less than 1:5 of any new ceiling roses, covings, picture rails, architraves, skirtings and any other decorative mouldings. The works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  11. Materials and design details
    Prior to any ventilation, extraction and flue works, detailed drawings and specifications of the proposed installations shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include the size and location of the proposed external vents and flues, clearly identified on proposed plan and elevation drawings at a scale of not less than 1:20. The details shall also include product codes and samples or photographs of the proposed external vents and flues. The ventilation, extraction and flue works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  12. Materials and design details
    Prior to any external decoration works, details of the proposed external decorative finishes shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include the materials, finishes, colour names, colour codes or RAL references for all paints, stains and protective coatings. The external decoration works shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.
  13. Materials and design details
    Notwithstanding the details shown on the approved drawings, the new slate roof coverings must match the existing main roof slates in respect of material and finished appearance, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
  14. Something else
    Notwithstanding the details shown on the approved drawings, the existing timber floorboards and stone flooring shall be retained. Where sections of the flooring require lifting to facilitate the installation of services, they shall be carefully lifted and re-laid in their original positions, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
  15. Materials and design details
    Any areas of historic fabric disturbed by the works hereby approved shall be made good to match the adjoining existing fabric in material, finish, profile and appearance, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

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 street index lists these properties on Wellington Square 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 ↗

On the council’s local list of heritage assets:

Historic England’s list has an entry on this street that gives the same house number as this application. Check the entry to see whether it is this building:

24 listed buildings are on or beside Wellington Square: 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 Wellington Square 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 Wellington Square’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.”

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 Wellington Square’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 Wed 14 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 (listed buildings) on Wellington Square 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 Wellington Square

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.