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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,359 approved · 1,511 refused · 831 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lindsey Mansions, 11 Terrace Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BN
Received 13 Sept 2011142 Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DR
Received 13 Sept 201128 Lyndhurst Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2BD
Received 14 Sept 201111 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 16 Sept 201162 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BE
Received 19 Sept 201131 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AJ
Received 5 Sept 2011409 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RJ
Received 14 Sept 20111 Breeds Place, Hastings
Received 13 Sept 2011Land rear of 9 Amherst Close & Heather Heights Amherst Close, Hastings, TN34 1TY
Received 15 Sept 20115 High Beech Chalet Park, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 15 Sept 2011Land rear of 9 Amherst Close & Heather Heights Amherst Close, Hastings, TN34 1TY
Received 15 Sept 2011219 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JJ
Received 13 Sept 2011Phoenix Taxis, 38A Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HT
Received 16 Sept 2011Phoenix Taxis, 38A Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HT
Received 16 Sept 2011The White Rock Hotel, 1-10 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JU
Received 20 Sept 2011Flat 12, The Promenade, 17-18 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BZ
Received 20 Sept 2011Blackmill, 107 Middle Road, Hastings
Received 19 Sept 2011Stade Redevelopment Area, The Stade, Hastings
Received 19 Sept 2011407 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RJ
Received 20 Sept 201181 Alfred Road, Hastings, TN35 5HZ
Received 22 Sept 201127 The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 22 Sept 201181 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LE
Received 19 Sept 2011White Lights, 20-22 Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HU
Received 21 Sept 2011Land opposite 146, Priory Road, Hastings
Received 21 Sept 2011Records 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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