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34 Wellington Square

Planning application HS/LB/26/00256

34 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PN

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:

Replace 1 x existing steel beam and 2 x cracked concrete lintels with 3 x concrete lintels and br… 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 Thu 27 Aug 2026) attaches 4 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:

  1. Time limit to start
    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.

    Reason: This condition is imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 18 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

  2. Built to the approved plans
    The works hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 01, 02, 03A, CSD4762-01A, Method Statement (26/06/2026) produced by Cornerstone Structural Design Ltd.

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

  3. Something else
    The works hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the Method Statement (26/06/2026) produced by Cornerstone Structural Design Ltd as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination.

    Reason: To safeguard the historic fabric and the architectural character and appearance of the listed building.

  4. Something else
    Any damage caused to the listed building in the carrying out of the works hereby approved shall be reported in writing to the Local Planning Authority within 72 hours of the damage occurring. Details of any remedial works deemed necessary shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 21 days of the damage being reported. The works shall then be carried out in accordance with the details.

    Reason: In order to ensure the architectural and historic character of this Grade II Listed Building is adequately protected.

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.