street
Grey Owls Reach
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
- Grey Owls Reach runs along the edge of the Old Town conservation area ↗ (designated 1968).
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders near Grey Owls Reach
- TPO 61: made 15 February 1974, confirmed 18 June 1974; 3 trees, 2 groups of trees in the order. The order (PDF) ↗
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Grey Owls Reach’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.”
Protected nature
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. Grey Owls Reach is on East Sussex County Council’s map of adopted roads, so the county looks after it: report a problem to East Sussex Highways.
Nearby
Buses and trains, health, schools, care, parks, food hygiene, air, crime and the sea.
Buses near Grey Owls Reach
- Hughenden Court (opp)102 m away
73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 322 to Hollington Tesco, Hastings station; 322B to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 322E to Harley Shute The St Leonards Academy; 331 to Hastings station
Weekdays: 61 buses, 06:03–22:41 · Saturday: 55 buses, 06:56–22:44 · Sunday: 33 buses, 09:15–21:42
- Hughenden Court (adj)121 m away
73 to Old Town The Stade; 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; 331 to Old London Road (adj) Ore, Ore Post Office
Weekdays: 57 buses, 07:13–22:36 · Saturday: 54 buses, 07:37–22:36 · Sunday: 35 buses, 09:14–22:21
- St Mary's Road (o/s 68)136 m away
347 to Pett Pett Road, West Hill Mount Pleasant Court
Weekdays: 6 buses, 09:49–17:44 · Saturday: 6 buses, 09:49–17:44 · Sunday: none
- Manor Road South (at)188 m away
347 to Hastings Town Centre Priory Meadow, Hastings station
Weekdays: 4 buses, 08:51–14:21 · Saturday: 5 buses, 08:46–15:23 · Sunday: none
Crime and policing in Braybrooke ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 40 crimes and 12 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Braybrooke ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 392 crimes and 126 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Braybrooke. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community Meeting - Braybrooke Ward, Monday 21 December 2026, 6pm, Alexandra Park St. Helens Road, Hastings.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: ASB Scooters & Bikes in local public areas; Vehicle Offences and Theft.
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.
Air quality nearby
The council's nitrogen dioxide tube at Manor Road, about 220 m from the middle of this street: an annual mean of 13.6 µg/m³ in 2025.
Charging an electric car
The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is A charging point near Priory Street, about 1,050 m from the middle of this street (8 bays mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Priory Road Surgery520 m
83 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JJ · 01424 430800
- Day Lewis Pharmacy120 m
25 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3SB · 01424 422891
- Lyndhurst Dental Practice280 m
St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LG
The practice hasn't told the NHS whether it accepts new NHS patients for routine care. Call to check. Information from the NHS website, read 30 October 2026.
Schools nearby
- Mulberry Baird Primary420 m
Primary · ages 3 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: graded inspection 12 June 2024: overall effectiveness Requires improvement
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy510 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 11 November 2025
- The Flagship School580 m
Special · ages 7 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: report card 20 January 2026
- Torfield School670 m
Special · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 23 February 2023: “School remains Outstanding”
Care homes nearby
- Mountside Care Home350 m
Care homes · rated Good (30 November 2022)
- New Directions (Hastings) Limited - Bishops Lodge480 m
Care homes · rated Good (28 November 2018)
- Cumberland House510 m
Care homes · rated Good (7 September 2019)
- 63 Collier Road550 m
Care homes · rated Good (22 December 2018)
- Evergreen590 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (5 May 2026)
Parks and play areas
- The Pocket Park, the nearest public park or garden: about 210 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Playground near Waldene Close, the nearest play area: about 420 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Grey Owls Reach, newest first.