street
Sun Lane
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
- Sun Lane lies inside the Old Town conservation area ↗ (designated 1968).
Listed buildings
Tree preservation orders
Flood zones, the coast and protected nature
Flood zones
None of Sun Lane’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. Sun Lane 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 Sun Lane
- The Stade (adj)32 m away
70 to Hastings station; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road; 321 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station
Weekdays: 59 buses, 05:55–23:26 · Saturday: 57 buses, 05:55–23:26 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:00–20:10
- The Stade (opp)72 m away
70 to Rye station; 73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road
Weekdays: 61 buses, 05:53–22:20 · Saturday: 58 buses, 06:53–22:20 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:37–20:31
- Roebuck Street (opp)266 m away
70 to Hastings station; 73 to Old Town The Stade; 100 to Conquest Hospital, Silverhill Chatham Road; 101 to Hastings station, Silverhill Chatham Road; 321 to Conquest Hospital, Hastings station
Weekdays: 60 buses, 05:54–23:25 · Saturday: 57 buses, 05:54–23:25 · Sunday: 25 buses, 06:59–20:09
- Roebuck Street (adj)291 m away
70 to Rye station; 73 to Blacklands Ark William Parker Academy; 100 to Rye station; 101 to Rye station; 321 to Ore Crowborough Road
Weekdays: 61 buses, 05:53–22:21 · Saturday: 58 buses, 06:53–22:21 · Sunday: 25 buses, 07:37–20:32
Crime and policing in Old Hastings ward
In August 2026, the police recorded 45 crimes and 22 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Old Hastings ward. In the 12 months to August 2026: 451 crimes and 179 incidents of anti-social behaviour. The ward's figures by category.
Its police team is Old Hastings. The team's next meeting listed on data.police.uk: Community meeting- Old Town Hastings, Sunday 17 January 2027, 3pm, Outside The Stables Theatre, Old London Road, Hastings.
The team's priorities, as the police word them: Drug Dealing; ASB / Street Drinking.
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.
Charging an electric car
The nearest public charger mapped on OpenStreetMap is A charging point near Pelham Place, about 350 m from the middle of this street (no details mapped).
GP, pharmacy and dentist
- Hastings Old Town Surgery340 m
The Ice House, Rock-A-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW · 01424 452800
- Kamsons Pharmacy630 m
1 York Buildings, Hastings, TN34 1NN · 01424 428523
- David Neal Dedicated Dental Care580 m
25 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
The practice told the NHS it does not accept new NHS patients for routine care. The practice last confirmed this on 21 September 2026. Information from the NHS website, read 30 October 2026.
Schools nearby
- The Flagship School630 m
Special · ages 7 to 16 · Ofsted's latest: report card 20 January 2026
- Torfield School730 m
Special · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 23 February 2023: “School remains Outstanding”
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy800 m
Primary · ages 2 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: report card 11 November 2025
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School990 m
Primary · ages 4 to 11 · Ofsted's latest: ungraded inspection 20 April 2023: “School remains Good”
Care homes nearby
- Old Hastings House500 m
Care homes · rated Requires improvement (1 May 2025)
- Evergreen550 m
Care homes with nursing · rated Good (5 May 2026)
- St Marks550 m
Care homes · rated Good (15 August 2023)
- 63 Collier Road600 m
Care homes · rated Good (22 December 2018)
Parks and play areas
- Butlers Gap, the nearest public park or garden: about 40 m to its nearest mapped entrance.
- Pelham Beach Childrens Playground, the nearest play area: about 240 m.
On the record
Council papers and other documents that name Sun Lane, newest first.