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Harold PlacePothole more than 30 cm wide or 6 cm deep (Reported 19 Aug near Harold Place)
The light is the one thing on the record here in the last year. Tap it for its details. What’s near Harold Place on the full map. The shaded area inside the dashed line is a conservation area.

Harold Place at a glance

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Since December 2025: 1 street problem. Each dot is one of them, in the month it happened. Our planning records start in April 2026 and our council papers in September 2025, and street problems show only while they are open, so earlier months may look quieter than they really were.

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

Historic England’s list has no entry that names Harold Place or stands beside its line. Every listed building in Hastings

Tree preservation orders

The council’s map data has no tree preservation order within about 40 m of Harold Place’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.

Flood zones, the coast and protected nature

Flood zones

Part of Harold Place 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.

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 Harold Place’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.

What the council lists here

Entries on the borough council's land and assets list whose address names it, in the list's own words. Entries held for the Foreshore Trust say so. The whole list and how it is read.

Licensing applications here

From the council's list of licensing applications and reviews.

All licensing applications

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.

Street problems reported here

Open reports from residents, made through FixMyStreet. “Near” means the nearest listed street to the point the reporter marked, not an address they gave. Reports that describe people, such as a tent or someone sleeping rough, are left out (the rule).

All street problems

Who looks after this street

Adopted highway: yes. Harold Place 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

How long street reports here took to close

Of the 2 problems reported near Harold Place that our record holds, 1 is closed on FixMyStreet and 1 is still open. The median time from report to close was 2 days: half the closed reports took longer, half less. Reports still open aren’t in that figure.

“Closed” is FixMyStreet’s status, set by the council or the person who reported it. It is not proof that anything was fixed. Our record of reports starts on 3 August 2026. Older open reports have been checked again for closure since 11 October 2026; before then a report that closed later could still show as open here.

Nearby

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

Buses on Harold Place

  • Harold Place (Stop P)

    27 to Hastings station; 70 to Rye station; 98 to Silverhill Chatham Road, Hastings station; 99 to Hastings station; 99E to Hastings station; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road

    Weekdays: 259 buses, 05:52–23:35 · Saturday: 249 buses, 05:52–23:35 · Sunday: 137 buses, 07:09–22:10

  • Harold Place (Stop Q)

    70 to Rye station; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road

    Weekdays: 60 buses, 05:51–22:18 · Saturday: 58 buses, 06:51–22:18 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:33–20:28

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).

Food hygiene on this street

6 food premises the Food Standards Agency lists at an address on Harold Place, by name. 1 was first listed in the last 90 days, marked new here and listed first. A rating is what an inspector found on the day. Each business links to its Food Standards Agency page, which has the scores behind it.

Every rating in Hastings

Crime and policing in Castle ward

Harold Place'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 220 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.

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 Harold Place, newest first.

Licensing: cumulative impact area

Hastings Borough Council's licensing policy lists Harold Place in its cumulative impact area (1: Hastings Town Centre: for its entire length). There, new licences and variations for alcohol and late-night food are expected to show they won't add to existing problems. The area's streets, and the policy

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

The scheme will improve public spaces and connectivity within the town centre, including enhanced cycling links along Harold Place and Havelock Road between Hastings rail station and the seafront, together with additional cycle parking facilities.

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

Hastings Green Connections - Havelock Road & Harold Place Road Layout Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

Traffic orders: Hastings Green Connections - Havelock Road & Harold Place Road Layout Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

This TRO consultation page concerns the proposed amendments to road layout on Havelock Road and Harold Place (TRO/546A). To view and provide feedback on other TRO proposals, please see the links below: TRO/542 - Proposed adjustment to the speed limit on Havelock Road, Harold Place and…

Consultation, mentions it, closed 25 Jun 2026. 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

This TRO consultation page concerns the proposed amendments to the speed limit on Havelock Road and Harold Place (TRO/542). To view and provide feedback on other TRO proposals, please see the links below: TRO/546A - Proposed amendments to layout on Havelock Road and Harold Place TRO/546B - Proposed amendments to layout on Wellington Place TRO/550 - Proposed restriction for one-way cycle movement on the proposed Havelock Road cycle track Background East Sussex County Council is working with Hastings Borough Council to deliver the Hastings Green Connections project in Hastings Town Centre.

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

Hastings Green Connections - Havelock Road Cycle Track Movement Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

Traffic orders: Hastings Green Connections - Havelock Road Cycle Track Movement Traffic Regulation Order Consultation

To view and provide feedback on other TRO proposals, please see the links below: TRO/542 - Proposed adjustment to the speed limit on Havelock Road, Harold Place and Pelham Street TRO/546A - Proposed amendments to layout on Havelock Road and Harold Place TRO/546B - Proposed amendments to layout on Wellington Place Background East Sussex County Council is working with Hastings Borough Council to deliver the Hastings Green Connections project in Hastings Town Centre.

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

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

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

To view and provide feedback on other TRO proposals, please see the links below: TRO/542 - Proposed adjustment to the speed limit on Havelock Road and Harold Place TRO/546A - proposed amendments to road layout on Havelock Road and Harold Place TRO/550 - Proposed restriction for one-way cycle movement on the proposed Havelock Road cycle track Background East Sussex County Council is working with Hastings Borough Council to deliver the Hastings Green Connections project in Hastings Town Centre.

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

Hastings Green Connections - Removal of four trees on Roberston Street

As part of the scheme design, over 30 new trees will be added between Robertson Street, Wellington Place and Harold Place, including replacement of the four on Robertson Street, positioned around the key pedestrian and cycle routes, to further bolster the town’s biodiversity and ecological value.

Consultation, mentions it, closed 3 Jul 2026. Source document ↗ not checked

Licensing Sub Committee agenda

Licence review: Grand Pera Mediterranean Restaurant, 8-9 Harold Place

Committee agenda, mentions it, Wed 9 Sep 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Report - Grand Pera - Review

Licence review: Grand Pera Mediterranean Restaurant Place, 8-9 Harold Place Hastings

Committee report, agenda item 5, mentions it, Wed 9 Sep 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Report - Shish Review

Licence review: Shish, Robertson Street

Committee report, agenda item 6, mentions it, Wed 9 Sep 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Licensing Sub Committee agenda

Licence application: Forever Food Mart, Unit 4 7-8 Harold Place

Committee agenda, mentions it, Thu 6 Aug 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Licensing Sub Committee minutes

Licence application: Forever Food Mart, Unit 4 7-8 Harold Place

Committee minutes, mentions it, Thu 6 Aug 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Report - Forever Food, Harold Place

Licence application: Forever Food Mart, Unit 4 7-8 Harold Place

Committee report, agenda item 5, mentions it, Thu 6 Aug 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Applicant's Bundle

Committee report, agenda item 5, mentions it, Thu 6 Aug 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Questions from members of the public

A question from the public at Full Council

This financial year we are investing significantly in active travel improvements at the Station Approach/Devonshire Road/Havelock Road junction as well as commencing the multi-million Hastings Town Centre Green Connections scheme, focused on the Havelock Road/Harold Place corridor as well as Wellington Place, which will enhance the public realm and create an active travel/public transport route from the rail station through the town centre to Hastings seafront.

Committee report, mentions it, Tue 14 Jul 2026, Full Council. Source document ↗ not checked

Full Council minutes (draft)

This financial year we are investing significantly in active travel improvements at the Station Approach/Devonshire Road/Havelock Road junction as well as commencing the multi-million Hastings Town Centre Green Connections scheme, focused on the Havelock Road/Harold Place corridor as well as Wellington Place, which will enhance the public realm and create an active travel/public transport route from the rail station through the town centre to Hastings seafront.

Committee minutes, mentions it, Tue 14 Jul 2026, Full Council. Source document ↗ not checked

Minutes Public Pack, 08/01/2026 Licensing Sub Committee (AM)

Licence application: Forever Food and Wine at Unit 4, 7–8 Harold Place

Committee report, agenda item 3, mentions it, Thu 26 Feb 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Licensing Sub Committee agenda

Licence application: Forever Food and Wine, Unit 4 7-8 Harold Place

Committee agenda, mentions it, Thu 8 Jan 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Licensing Sub Committee minutes

Licence application: Forever Food and Wine, Unit 4 7-8 Harold Place

Committee minutes, mentions it, Thu 8 Jan 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Report - Forever Food Harold Place

Licence application: Forever Food and Wine, Unit 4 7-8 Harold Place

Committee report, agenda item 5, mentions it, Thu 8 Jan 2026, Licensing Sub Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 10 November 2025

Traffic orders

…note that Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) will be advertised prior to construction in relation to cycle access to Hastings Town Centre and speed limitation on Havelock Road and Harold Place; (3) note that Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETROs) will be advertised post construction in relation to vehicular access and timings on Havelock Road, Harold Place and…

Committee report, mentions it, Mon 8 Dec 2025, Lead Member for Transport and Environment. 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

Cumulative Impact Assessment Consultation Final Report to Licensing Committee post consultation October 25

Committee report, agenda item 4, mentions it, Mon 10 Nov 2025, Licensing Committee. Source document ↗ not checked

Lead Member for Transport and Environment minutes

Traffic orders: Lead Member for Transport and Environment minutes

…note that Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) will be advertised prior to construction in relation to cycle access to Hastings Town Centre and speed limitation on Havelock Road and Harold Place; (3) note that Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETROs) will be advertised post construction in relation to vehicular access and timings on Havelock Road, Harold Place and…

Committee minutes, mentions it, Mon 10 Nov 2025, Lead Member for Transport and Environment. Source document ↗ not checked

Hastings Green Connections Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders

Traffic orders: Hastings Green Connections Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders

…note that Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) will be advertised prior to construction in relation to cycle access to Hastings Town Centre and speed limitation on Havelock Road and Harold Place; (3) approve that Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETROs) are advertised post construction in relation to vehicular access and timings on Havelock Road, Harold Place and…

Committee report, mentions it, Mon 10 Nov 2025, Lead Member for Transport and Environment. Source document ↗ not checked

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

The proposal includes integrated infrastructure for improved walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure centre focused on the Havelock Road/Harold Place route from the station and seafront as well as the Robertson Street/Wellington Place axis - alongside employing nature-based solutions to contribute to the town’s resilience to current and future environmental challenges by cooling, draining, cleaning and greening the town.

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

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