A number of planning applications have been submitted for properties and sites across Hastings and St Leonards, including proposals for new homes, residential conversions and changes to commercial premises.

At 261 Battle Road, St Leonards, an application proposes changing the ground floor's use from a pet grooming shop to a laundromat.

The application reference is HS/FA/26/00275.

A proposal has also been submitted for 59 Queens Road, Hastings, involving the conversion of first-floor ancillary space associated with a barbershop into a self-contained one-bedroom residential flat. The description of the application has been amended. The reference is HS/FA/25/00553.

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At 22 Charles Road, St Leonards, plans have been submitted to subdivide an existing second and third-floor maisonette into two self-contained flats. The proposal also includes an enlarged dormer window on the front roof slope. The application is HS/FA/26/00487.

A proposal for the construction of two new dwellings has been submitted for land at Hollond Road, St Leonards. The plans include associated access, parking and landscaping. The application reference is HS/FA/26/00485.

Two applications concern the conversion of commercial space into residential accommodation.

At Droxford House, 40 Charles Road, St Leonards, notification has been submitted for prior approval to change the ground floor's use from office accommodation to residential use. The reference is HS/PA/26/00502.

Meanwhile, at 25 Havelock Road, Hastings, an application seeks prior approval for the change of use of the first and second floors, currently Class E, to create two residential flats. The application reference is HS/PA/26/00501.

Two applications have been submitted for The Deluxe, 2-6 Pelham Place, Hastings, relating to repairs and improvements to the building's frontage.

One proposal covers the repair and reinstatement of the front entrance canopy, spraying of the front elevation fenestration to match the front canopy, and associated alterations. That application is HS/FA/26/00447.

A separate application, HS/FA/26/00441, seeks the repair and reinstatement of the existing balcony on the building's front elevation

Members of the public may view the full details of applications to Hastings Borough Council and submit comments via the council's planning portal at www.hastings.gov.uk/planning by searching under the reference number or by visiting the council offices during normal opening hours.

Comments must be received within the statutory consultation period.

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