FOI request (FOIR-700949144)

Gambling

Requested Sat 29 March 2025
Responded Tue 15 April 2025

Please provide the following data for 2024 and so far in 2025.

1. Licensing Applications:

a. How many licensing applications were made to your council for an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC), Betting Shops, Casino, or Bingo Hall?

b. How many of those applications were approved?

c. How many of those applications were refused?

d. Of those that were refused, how many appealed and were overturned by the Planning Inspectorate?

e. Please provide the names of the companies for 1B, IC and 1D and the dates approved/rejected.

2. Planning Applications:

a. How many planning applications were made to your council for an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC), Betting Shops, Casino, or Bingo Hall?

b. How many of those applications were approved?

c. How many of those applications were refused?

d. Of those that were refused, how many appealed and were overturned by the Planning Inspectorate?

e. Please provide the names of the companies for 2B, 2C and 2D and the dates approved/rejected.

Response

1a.

AGC - 0

Betting Shops - 0

Casino - 0

Bingo Hall - 2

1b. 2

1c. 0

1d. Not applicable

1e.

Haven Leisure Ltd - Issued 09/07/24

Coastal Amusements - Issued 05/12/24

2. This information is held publicly on the Council's website. Please use the public access search tool:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/