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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.
10,998 approved · 1,605 refused · 866 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Wishing Tree Ph, 63 Wishing Tree Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LJ
Received 12 Apr 2012Public House and Premises 43 White Rock, Hastings
Received 12 Apr 2012790 The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PS
Received 16 Apr 2012The Barn, Fairlight Place, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DT
Received 16 Apr 2012Surgery and Premises, 45-46 Wellington Square, Hastings, St Leonards-on-sea, TN34 1PN
Received 13 Apr 2012Surgery and Premises, 45-46 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PN
Received 13 Apr 2012Chalet 44, High Beech Chalet Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 16 Apr 2012115 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2PD
Received 16 Apr 20129 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LQ
Received 16 Apr 2012Beauport Caravan Park, The Ridge West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PP
Received 17 Apr 20124 Woods Passage, Hastings, TN34 3BX
Received 17 Apr 2012Queensbury House, and 2 to 7 Havelock Rd, and 31 to 35 Priory Street Hastings, TN34 1BP
Received 17 Apr 201211 - 12 Parkstone Parade, Hastings, TN34 2PS
Received 17 Apr 20127 Glenview Close, Hastings, TN35 5DZ
Received 17 Apr 2012The Old Wash House Rear Of 72, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EL
Received 16 Apr 2012land rear of 24 High Beech Chalet Park, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 18 Apr 2012219 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JJ
Received 19 Apr 20122 St Michaels Place, Hastings, TN34 1LL
Received 19 Apr 2012162 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EN
Received 19 Apr 20124 Cedar Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HR
Received 19 Apr 201220 West Street, Hastings, TN34 3AN
Received 19 Apr 201220 West Street, Hastings, TN34 3AN
Received 19 Apr 201211 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DE
Received 20 Apr 2012Land Between 28 - 30, Priory Close, Hastings, TN34 1UJ
Received 20 Apr 2012Records 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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