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Dismissed28 August 20266004449

Pavement O/S 33 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BE

Planning appeal 6004449 at Pavement O/S 33 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BE (Hastings) was dismissed on 28 August 2026 by Inspector C Housden, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the vitality and amenity of Hastings Town Centre.

Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones

Authority
Hastings
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
telecoms
Inspector
C Housden
Postcode
TN34 1BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the vitality and amenity of Hastings Town Centre

What decided it

The proposal would conflict with the advanced Hastings Town Centre Public Realm Improvement Project by requiring redesign of the proposed landscaped rain garden area, thereby undermining town centre regeneration and vitality contrary to development plan policy and the Framework.

The limited benefits of improved network coverage and public facilities were substantially outweighed by the adverse effect on town centre vitality and the conflict with the HTCPRIP, a significant material consideration supporting regeneration.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy FA2Policy FA3Policy LP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3Policy S4Policy TC2Policy CO1

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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