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Albert Road
What’s near Albert Road on the full map. The shaded area inside the dashed line is a conservation area and green dots are trees under a tree preservation order (indicative only).

Planning and building here

Closing dates you can still act on, applications and decisions on the street, appeals, the protections that cover it, and the council's land and licensing papers.

Planning on this street

We have no planning applications or decisions for this street. That doesn’t mean nothing has happened here, only that the council’s weekly planning lists haven’t named it since our record starts on 21 April 2026.

Conservation, listed buildings and protected trees

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 ↗

Listed buildings (2)

From Historic England’s list: 1 whose list entry names Albert Road and 1 whose map point is beside its line. The list entry says what is protected, which can include attached walls and railings.

Tree preservation orders

The council’s map data has no tree preservation order within about 40 m of Albert Road’s line.

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 ↗

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

Flood zones

Part of Albert 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:

  • 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.

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.

The coast

The Environment Agency’s erosion map covers this frontage: one stretch of policy unit 4C24 Hastings (inc. the Harbour) ↗ in the Shoreline Management Plan, whose policy is Hold the line (Maintain/replace) in all three periods, 2005 to 2105: “Where protection is currently provided by coastal defence structures or managed beaches, and the intention is to retain a defence along approximately the current alignment. This will involve replacing defences when needed. Defence type, method and standard of protection may be modified over time.”

  • With Shoreline Management Plans delivered: 0 m by 2055, 0 m by 2105.
  • No Future Intervention: 22 m by 2055, 39 m by 2105.

Part of Albert Road’s line is inside the map’s No Future Intervention zone to 2105, and none of it inside the zone to 2105 with the plan delivered.

The figures are the width of the map’s erosion zone, inland from today’s shoreline, on the Higher Central allowance. In the Agency’s words: “Two periods: Medium Term (up to 2055) and Long Term (up to 2105).” “Two management scenarios: With Shoreline Management Plans delivered and No Future Intervention.” “Three climate scenarios: Present Day climate (2020), Higher Central allowance and Upper End allowance. The two allowances use sea level rise data from UKCP18 RCP8.5 70th and 95th percentiles respectively.” “All distances are cumulative over time and given in metres.”

The data and associated information are intended for guidance only - it cannot provide details for individual properties.

The data shows areas of land likely to be at erosion risk but does not show the precise future position of the shoreline.

Erosion may happen faster or slower than what we show, and risk may change over time.

The Environment Agency’s warnings on its erosion map, from its description of the data ↗.

The coast and its plan, unit by unit · On the map

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 Albert 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.

Traffic orders and road closures here

Temporary orders for works, proposed changes and the borough's own orders that name this street.

All of them

On the street now

Problems reported, roadworks, how long reports take to close, and who looks after the road.

Who looks after this street

Adopted highway: yes. Albert Road is on East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, so the county looks after it: report a problem to East Sussex Highways.

From East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, read 12 October 2026. © East Sussex County Council 2026. Only the street’s name and whether it is adopted are used: the county’s map is the record, and its Highway Land Information Team confirms a road’s status. Who looks after what

Roadworks here

Who has dug up this street or plans to, and why, from their permits.

Roadworks across town

In the last 13 months

From the permits utilities and East Sussex County Council apply for in DfT Street Manager, read from its open archive (September 2025 to September 2026; newest entry 30 September 2026). The archive is published monthly, so works booked since then, and emergencies, aren't here yet, and planned dates can change. Contains public sector information from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby

Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.

Buses near Albert Road

  • Priory Meadow (Stop W)

    300A to Hastings station; 300C to Hastings station; 322 to Hollington Tesco, Hastings station; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 329 to Hastings station

    Weekdays: 81 buses, 06:09–22:51 · Saturday: 76 buses, 06:34–22:54 · Sunday: 45 buses, 09:16–21:52

    51 m away
  • Priory Meadow (Stop K)

    7 to Hastings Town Centre Priory Meadow; 300C to Hastings station; 329 to Northiam Coppards Lane, Tenterden The Vine

    Weekdays: 28 buses, 06:25–20:09 · Saturday: 27 buses, 06:25–20:09 · Sunday: 10 buses, 09:49–18:49

    52 m away
  • Priory Meadow (Stop J)

    300A to Hastings station, Conquest Hospital; 323 to Conquest Hospital; 331 to Old London Road (adj) Ore, Ore Post Office

    Weekdays: 45 buses, 06:28–23:03 · Saturday: 46 buses, 06:28–23:03 · Sunday: 28 buses, 09:10–19:46

    68 m away
  • Priory Meadow (Stop H)

    322 to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322B to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road; 322E to Ore The Hastings Academy, Ore Montgomery Road

    Weekdays: 40 buses, 07:08–22:22 · Saturday: 38 buses, 07:45–22:22 · Sunday: 25 buses, 09:21–22:18

    87 m away

From the operators' registered timetables (the Bus Open Data Service) for the week of 3 November 2026, and DfT's register of stops (NaPTAN). What is timetabled, not what ran; times are departures.

The nearest station is Hastings, about 400 m away: next trains, step-free access and facilities. Step-free access: A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s).

Crime and policing in Castle ward

Albert Road's middle is in Castle ward. These are the ward's figures, not this street's: we don't publish crime street by street.

In August 2026, the police recorded 301 crimes and 114 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Castle ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 2,459 crimes and 689 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.

Its police team is Castle (Hastings). The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Castle Ward, Saturday 14 November 2026, 10am, Hastings Police Pod, Wellington Place, Hastings.

The team's priorities, as the police word them: Shoplifting; Anti-social behaviour; Street Community / Drinking in public.

The team's contact details on data.police.uk: email hastings@sussex.pnn.police.uk. Sussex Police's telephone number on data.police.uk is 101, the police's number for anything that isn't an emergency; Sussex Police's website. In an emergency, call 999.

From data.police.uk (Open Government Licence): crimes reported to and recorded by the police, each counted in the ward that holds its anonymised map point. About these figures.

Air quality nearby

The council's nitrogen dioxide tube at Carlise Parade, about 340 m from the middle of this street: an annual mean of 16.5 µg/m³ in 2025.

Every year the report gives: 2021: 19.3, 2022: 19.1, 2023: 16.9, 2024: 16.0, 2025: 16.5 (µg/m³).

Each figure is for the kerbside spot where the tube or monitor sits, not for the whole street. The report compares each site “with the air quality objective of 40µg/m3”, an annual mean. From the borough council's 2026 Air Quality Annual Status Report (May 2026, read 12 October 2026). Every site

Charging an electric car

The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is A charging point near Priory Street, about 310 m from the middle of this street (8 bays mapped).

Volunteers map chargers, so there may be a nearer one. Every mapped site, and how many the DfT counts. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

GP, pharmacy and dentist

The nearest of each on NHS England's register, measured from the middle of this street in a straight line. Nearest doesn't mean a practice takes patients from this street or is taking new ones; each name links to its NHS website page, with its opening hours.

Every GP practice, pharmacy and dentist in Hastings.

Schools nearby

Within a kilometre of the middle of this street, as the crow flies. Distance isn't how places are given: the county's admissions rules decide that. Every school in Hastings.

Parks and play areas

Measured in a straight line from the middle of this street. Plans to refurbish or replace play areas are in council papers and planning applications, not in these maps: search the papers for “play area” or “playground”, and see what developers pay towards them on Developer contributions. Green spaces: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Greenspace (April 2026 edition, read 12 October 2026). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; OS OpenData, Open Government Licence v3.0. Playgrounds also from OpenStreetMap, read 12 October 2026: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Sewage releases nearby

The storm overflow nearest this street, from Southern Water's feed as Swim Hastings records it. Estimates based on public discharge and environmental data — not water quality testing. Swim at your own judgment.

Every outfall near the beaches · today's beach-by-beach picture on Swim Hastings

On the record

Council papers and other documents that name Albert Road, newest first.

Named in council papers

These papers mention the street by name, but we haven't checked that each one is about this street. County papers cover all of East Sussex, and some street names are used in other towns too. The quote under each paper shows where the name appears.

Questions from members of the public

A question from the public at Full Council

In addition, recent schemes have been designed to support future cycling improvements. For example, the crossings included at the Albert Road and the A259 Denmark Place junction improvement completed last year have been constructed with sufficient width to allow conversion to Toucan crossings in the future should wider cycling infrastructure be developed.

Committee report, mentions it, Tue 13 Oct 2026, Full Council. Source document ↗ not checked

Hastings Green Connections - Havelock Road & Harold Place Speed Limit, Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

Traffic orders: Hastings Green Connections - Havelock Road & Harold Place Speed Limit, Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

TRO Proposals This Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) proposes to introduce a new 20mph speed limit from the northern end of Havelock Road (junction with Cornwallis Terrace / Station Approach / Devonshire Road) to the southern end of Harold Place (south) (junction with Carlisle Parade / Denmark Place), and on Pelham Street (from the eastern junction with Albert Road to the western junction with Harold Place (south) ). The Traffic Regulation Order is being implemented for the following reasons; To improve road safety on Havelock Road / Harold Place / Pelham Street.

Consultation, mentions it, closed 25 Jun 2026. Source document ↗ not checked

Hastings Green Connections - Wellington Place Road Layout Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

4 - 8 and 14 - 17 Wellington Place, positioned to support nearby businesses and service access requirements. Establishment of one motorcycle parking bay at Wellington Place junction with Albert Road, positioned to enable delivery riders to park and dismount before proceeding on foot to make collections.

Consultation, mentions it, closed 25 Jun 2026. Source document ↗ not checked

Appendix 2 to item 5, Lead Member for Economy

Subsequently, pedestrian crossings at the Ridge, Sandown Primary School, Battle Road and Collington Avenue have finished construction. Hastings and Bexhill bus stop upgrades have been delivered and the Hastings Wayfinding, Albert Road and Cooden Drive packages, as well as the mini roundabouts at Beeching Road and Sackville Road have all been completed.

Committee report, agenda item 5, mentions it, Fri 24 Jul 2026, Lead Member for Economy. Source document ↗ not checked

Part 1 of Supplement

Committee report, agenda item 5, mentions it, Mon 1 Dec 2025, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Appendix 3 - Active Travel initiatives, activities and scheme project development and delivery

…the Government’s spending review in June 2025 · Local transport schemes - The development and delivery of various active travel related local transport schemes including: o A259/Albert Road pedestrian and junction improvement, Hastings (Local Growth Fund (LGF), completed May 2025) o Station Approach/Devonshire Road/Cornwallis Road pedestrian crossing improvement…

Committee report, agenda item 14, mentions it, Mon 29 Sep 2025, Place Scrutiny Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

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