About the Hastings Town Centre Conservation Area
The Hastings Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares within Hastings Borough Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 26 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 25 Grade II). The most significant is Church of the Holy Trinity, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II*
- 10, Russell StreetGrade II
- 12 and 13, York BuildingsGrade II
- 12, Russell StreetGrade II
- 14 ClaremontGrade II
- 18A AND 18B, CASTLE HILL ROAD (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 21 Robertson StreetGrade II
- 3, Castle StreetGrade II
- 3, York BuildingsGrade II
- 4 and 6, Russell StreetGrade II
- 40 and 41, White RockGrade II
- 5 and 6, Albert RoadGrade II
- 5, Castle StreetGrade II
- 8, Castle StreetGrade II
- 8, Russell StreetGrade II
- Carlisle Parade Car Park including the subway, entrance ramps, sunken garden and three shelters, and five additional Shelters on Eversfield PlaceGrade II
- Drinking fountain immediately north-east of the Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- Former Memorial Photographic StudiosGrade II
- Hastings Library, the former Brassey InstituteGrade II
- Lift shaft and winding mechanism to the rear of 40 to 41 White RockGrade II
- Number 1, Bank BuildingsGrade II
- Palace Court Including Former Arthur Green,34 White RockGrade II
- Queens Arcade, HastingsGrade II
- The Havelock Public HouseGrade II
Show all 26 listed buildings ↓All 26 listed buildings
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBHastings Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalHastings Borough Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Hastings Borough Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.