Licensing applications, reviews and minor variations

If you wish to make representations with respect to an application they must be relevant under the licensing objectives and be submitted in writing to our Licensing team to arrive within 28 days of the date of the application.

You can comment, make enquiries and/or representations by email, or in writing to us at:

Licencing Department
Hastings Borough Council
Muriel Matters House
Breeds Place
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3UY

Applications for licences, licence variations and minor variations received by Hastings Borough Council and listed here can be viewed by appointment at our offices. Please email us to make an appointment.

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Applications for Licence or full variation

Premises

Shish Turkish, 42 Robertson Street, Hastings

Extend hours of late night refreshment to 3am
Add conditions including security provision

CIZ Statement:
This statement accompanies the variation application for Shish Kebab.
The premises currently operates as a seated restaurant under an alcohol licence granted in 2013, with alcohol served only by staff to seated diners taking a table meal and with no bar sales.
The licence already incorporates CCTV, Challenge 25, refusals logs and crime-prevention requirements introduced in consultation with Sussex Police. The premises is located within the Hastings Town Centre Cumulative Impact Zone, which covers the full length of Robertson Street.
The CIZ was introduced to address the concentration of alcohol-led premises, such as pubs, bars, nightclubs and off-licences, because high density contributes to alcohol-led public place violent crime, nuisance and pressure on emergency services.
The evidence supporting the CIZ relies on Sussex Police and Public Health data showing significant levels of alcohol-related public place violent crime and alcohol-related hospital admissions.
Area 1a, which includes Robertson Street, recorded 423 Night-Time Economy violent crime incidents between December 2021 and January 2025, the highest within all CIZ sectors.
The proposed variation does not extend or expand alcohol availability and does not introduce any new alcohol permissions. Alcohol service will remain subordinate to food as per the existing licence: seated diners only, served by staff, no off-sales, and no vertical drinking.
To strengthen this, the applicant voluntarily offers a condition prohibiting the sale, supply or display of alcohol after midnight. This ensures the variation relates solely to food provision, not alcohol, and therefore does not increase the type of activity that forms the basis of the CIZ.

To address the CIA’s hotspot data for Robertson Street, the applicant proposes two SIA door supervisors from midnight until close on key trading nights, participation in a recognised radio-link scheme and enhanced queue management. 
These measures respond directly to the CIA’s identification of Robertson Street as a PPVC hotspot and demonstrate a commitment to preventing nuisance, disorder and late-night congregation.
The premises has operated since 2013 without any known recorded issues before the Licensing Authority, and the variation does not alter the restaurant-led nature of the business.
The continued provision of hot food under strict supervision may support safer dispersal by reducing uncontrolled movement within the area at peak times. This aligns with the licensing policy’s support for a diverse, well-managed night-time economy.
For these reasons, the variation will not add to cumulative impact and can be considered exceptional to the policy.

Late Night Refreshment Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 03:00
Opening Hours Monday to Sunday 11:00 to 03:00

Consultation Ends

26th March 2026

Premises

Clokken Limited. KFC 472 – 474 Old London Road, Hastings

Application

Extension to Late Night Refreshment hours

Opening Hours
09:30 to 05:00 the following morning every day of the week.
After 00:00 on any day of the week the premises will operate a delivery/collection service only.
(No customer access into the restaurant after midnight).

Late Night Refreshment
23:00 to 00:00 – Sunday through Saturday for customers collecting or dining in (restaurant)
23:00 to 05:00 – Sunday through Saturday (the morning following) for delivery/collection only.
(No customer access into the restaurant after midnight).

Delivery collectors will be obliged to adhere to a conduct of conduct to as to control and limit sound generation. This will include Lawful and legitimate parking of vehicles, including bicycles.
Turning off engines (if any) to vehicles while waiting
Keeping noise to a minimum
Not congregating in proximity to residential property
Utilising litter facilities outside premises

Consultation Ends

29 March 2026

Premises

Prince of Wales Pub, Western Road, St Leonards On Sea, TN37 6DG

Application

The application seeks to vary the premises licence to support the operation of The Prince of Wales as a community-focused public house run by The Hastings Project Public House CIC. The variation includes the sale of alcohol for consumption both on and off the premises, with off-sales limited to sealed containers sold from behind the bar.

1. Sealed Containers Only

All alcohol sold for consumption off the premises will be supplied in sealed containers and sold only from behind the bar.

2. Challenge 25 Policy

A Challenge 25 age-verification policy will be operated for all alcohol sales.
Acceptable forms of identification will be a passport, photocard driving licence, or a PASS-approved proof of age card.

3. Staff Training

All staff involved in the sale of alcohol will receive training in:

• the law relating to the sale of alcohol
• age-restricted sales
• the Challenge 25 policy
• refusing sales and conflict management

Refresher training will be provided at regular intervals and recorded.

4. Refusals Register

A refusals register will be maintained and made available for inspection by authorised officers.
The register will record the date, time and reason for any refused sale.

5. No Consumption in the Immediate Vicinity

Customers purchasing alcohol for consumption off the premises will be discouraged from consuming it in the immediate vicinity of the premises.

6. Off-Sales Limited to Licensed Hours

Off-sales of alcohol will take place only during the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol.

7. Community Management Approach

The premises licence holder will work proactively with local residents, the licensing authority and Sussex Police to address any issues arising from off-sales.

Currently the licence states we are a Premises with no children’s certificate. We would like change this so that children shall be always permitted on the premises when the premises are open to the public, provided they are accompanied by a responsible adult.

The premises will operate as a community-focused public house and children will be welcome as part of that community use.

Children shall not be permitted to remain on the premises after 21:00 hours.

Appropriate safeguards will be in place to ensure the protection of children from harm, including:

• supervision by a responsible adult at all times
• no direct access by children to the bar service area
• family-friendly events and activities being suitably managed

This condition is intended to replace any previous restriction relating to a “no children’s certificate” under the Licensing Act 1964.

The premises will continue to operate as a small public house, offering alcohol, soft drinks and snacks, with any regulated or de-regulated entertainment taking place in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003.

We are requesting the removal of the condition requiring the mandatory use of polycarbonate glassware, restrictions on bottle sales, and associated time-based controls during live entertainment, private functions, bank holidays, and specified local events. This condition is no longer proportionate or necessary to promote the licensing objectives. The premises will operate as a small-scale, community-focused pub, with low-risk activities and attendance consistently below 500 persons. Public safety will continue to be promoted through staff training, responsible alcohol service, and ongoing risk assessments, with the flexibility to introduce polycarbonate glassware or other appropriate control measures when circumstances genuinely require it.

All activities at the premises will remain small-scale, with attendance consistently below 500 people, and will continue to fully promote the four licensing objectives. Consequently, we request the removal of conditions restricting licensed activities such as karaoke, recorded music and live music, as these will always remain small-scale and fall within the scope of deregulated activities under the Licensing Act 2003.

In addition to the proposed variations, we have updated existing licence conditions to ensure they remain appropriate, proportionate and fully aligned with the four licensing objectives: the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm. The conditions set out below reflect current best practice for a small, community-focused public house and are intended to strengthen compliance with these objectives while supporting the sustainable operation of the premises.

Plays Monday to Sunday 12.00 to 23.00
Films Monday to Sunday 12.00 to 23.00
Indoor Sporting Events Monday to Sunday 12.00 to 23.00
Live Music Monday to Sunday 12.00 to 23.00
Recorded Music Monday to Sunday 12.00 to 23.00
Alcohol On and Off Sales Monday to Sunday 12.00 to 23.00

Consultation Ends

25 February 2026

Premises

Johnnys Daily Mart Ltd, 3 Breeds Place, Hastings

Application

Sale of alcohol off sales only Monday to Sunday 09.00 to 23.00
Opening Hours Monday to Sunda 07.00 to 23.00

Consultation Ends

18 February 2026

Premises

Alcohol sales Monday to Sunday 10.00 to 22.30

Opening Hours Monday to Sunday 10.00 to 23.00

Consultation Ends

12th Feb 2026

Premises

Roll With The Vinyl, 83 Munt Road, Hastings, TN35 5LA

Application

Change times for Live Music from Saturday and Sundays 14.00 to 18.00 to Monday to Saturday 10.00 till 21.00 Sundays 12.00 till 21.00

No other changes to original licence.

Consultation Ends

05 February 2026

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Premises

Flames Grill, 19 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP

Application

To add the sale of alcohol for consumption on and off the premises from 15.00 until 02.00 the following day Sunday to Wednesday & from 15.00 until 04.00 the following day Friday, Saturday and on Sundays preceding a Bank Holiday Monday

Consultation Ends

01 February 2026

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Applications for Licence Reviews

Premises

This notice is to advise that on 5th August 2025 an application for a review of the Premises Licence for the premises known as:

Premier Store, 7-8 Harold Place, Hastings, TN34 1JA

Was given to Hastings Borough Council by:

Inspector Burroughs, Sussex Police Licensing Department

The grounds for the review are:-

1) The Prevention of Crime and Disorder.
2) The Prevention of Public Nuisance. 

This application relates to the premises selling alcoholic drinks to persons clearly intoxicated which contributes to crime and anti-social behaviour in the town centre and causes a public nuisance. 

The premises has also been in breach of some of their licence conditions that were imposed following a previous review of the premises licence in July 2024. 

Any person wishing to make representations about this application should write to: Senior Licensing Officer, Environmental Health & Licensing, Hastings Borough Council, Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place Hastings, TN34 3UY, within twenty eight consecutive days from the date of the application shown above (midnight on the 2nd September 2025). (www.hastings.gov.uk)

It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application & a person is liable to a fine of up to a maximum of £5,000 on summary conviction for the offence.

Date of notice: 6th August 2025 

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Applications for Minor Variations  

There are currently no applications.