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Shop, 7 Bank Buildings

Planning application HS/PA/26/00241

Shop, 7 Bank Buildings, Station Road, Hastings, TN34 1NG

Change of use This uses the prior-approval route: national rules allow the work, and the council can check only set things, such as its size or its effect on neighbours.

What is proposed

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

Notification for prior approval for change of use of upper floors from commercial (use Class E) t… cut short in the council’s list; the full wording is on its file

The application names Class E (commercial, business and service). That is how the application describes it, not a finding of the lawful use.

Where it stands

The council’s file ↗

Conditions attached

The decision notice on the council’s file (published Wed 26 Aug 2026) attaches 7 conditions. In the council’s words, each with the reason it gives:

  1. How the building or land is used
    (a) some or all of the parts of the building used for a use within, as the case may be, article 3(6)(n) (betting office) or 3(6)(o) (pay day loan shop) of, or Class E of Schedule 2 to, the Use Classes Order is situated on a floor below the lowest part of the building used as a flat; (b) where the development consists of a change of use of any building with a display window at ground floor level, the ground floor must not be used in whole or in part as a flat (c) a flat must not be used otherwise than as a dwelling (whether or not as a sole or main residence)— (i) by a single person or by people living together as a family, or (ii) by not more than 6 residents living together as a single household (including a household where care is provided for residents).

    Reason: To ensure that the proposed development falls within the limit of permitted development within Class G of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

  2. Built to the approved plans
    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 8387/EX/EL 8387/EX/FP 8387/LBP 8387/PA/EL 8387/PA/FP/A

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

  3. Bins and recycling
    The development shall not be occupied until a ventilated refuse storage area to each residential unit has been provided in accordance with approved plans which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall thereafter be retained for that purpose.

    Reason: In order to secure a well planned development.

  4. Contaminated land
    In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the proposed development, that was not previously identified, (such as asbestos containing material), works should cease immediately on site. A scheme of proposed remediation measures must be submitted to and approved in writing to the Local Planning Authority for approval prior to continuation of the works within one working day of the contamination being found on site. Works shall not recommence on site until the remediation scheme has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing. Once the remediation scheme is approved by the Local Planning Authority, all the measures required within the approved remediation scheme shall be carried out. Any approved remediation works, shall be carried out in full on site under a quality assurance scheme to demonstrate compliance with the proposed methodology and best practice guidance. In the event that contamination is found to be present, upon completion of the works the developer shall provide written confirmation (verification report) that all works were completed in accordance with the agreed remediation details, this to be approved by the Local Planning Authority.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

  5. Noise, plant and smells
    Details including acoustic specifications, of all fixed plant, machinery and equipment associated with air moving equipment (including Heat pumps, fans, ducting and external openings), compressors generators or plant or equipment of a like kind, installed within the site, which has the potential to cause noise disturbance to any noise sensitive receivers, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before installation.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

  6. Drainage and flooding
    The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted flood risk assessment (ref: 92409R1, complied by GeoSmart) and the following mitigation measures it details: • Residential development will be confined to the first floors and above These mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the scheme’s timing/phasing arrangements. The measures detailed above shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development.

    Reason: To prevent increased risk of flooding.

  7. Hours of building work
    With the exception of internal works the building works required to carry out the development allowed by this permission must only be carried out within the following times:- 08.00 - 18.00 Monday to Friday 08.00 - 13.00 on Saturdays No working on Sundays or Public Holidays.

    Reason: To safeguard the amenity of adjoining and future residents.

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 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 ↗

Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders: Hastings Borough Council, Open Government Licence v3.0. Street lines © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature on this street

We place an application by the street in its address, so these say where Station 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 Station Road is in Flood Zone 3 (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:

Flood zone 3 developments need a flood risk assessment as part of their planning application.

The Environment Agency’s words, from Flood zones and what they mean ↗.

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 Station Road’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 (change of use) on Station 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.

Elsewhere in Castle

…and 3 more of the same kind nearby. Every application on Station 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.