Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,797 approved · 1,045 refused · 567 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 2015 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Shepherds Cottage, Fairlight Place, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DT
Received 16 Mar 20156 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Received 19 Nov 201532 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 9 Dec 2015House Managers apartment, Homedane House, Denmark Place, Hastings, TN34 1PQ
Received 8 Jan 20166 The Uplands, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HL
Received 27 Jan 20161A Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BJ
Received 4 Feb 201690 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DW
Received 19 Feb 2016The Havelock Public House, 27 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP
Received 19 Feb 201642 Warren Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DT
Received 9 Mar 20162 Maze Hill Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HJ
Received 16 Mar 20168 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 30 Mar 20168 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 30 Mar 201681 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2BP
Received 4 Apr 20164 Linton Road, Hastings, TN34 1TN
Received 6 Apr 20162 West Street, Hastings, TN34 3AN
Received 8 Apr 2016Rear of 64 - 74, Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TG
Received 20 Apr 2016101 Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Received 29 Apr 2016Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 4 May 2016179 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 6 May 2016Land fronting Bexhill Road, West of TK Maxx, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 10 May 2016The Sussex Exchange, Enviro21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AG
Received 9 May 2016St Pauls, 65 Albany Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LJ
Received 10 May 20161-3 Palace Avenue Arcade, Palace Court, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JP
Received 10 May 201611 & 12 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DX
Received 13 May 2016Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Hastings Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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