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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.
11,146 approved · 1,645 refused · 877 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
27 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH
Received 17 May 20127 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB
Received 16 May 2012Basement Shop and Premises, 10 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 17 May 20126 Bedgebury Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9SN
Received 18 May 2012Land Rear Of, 6 Combermere Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RS
Received 15 May 2012Land Rear Of, 6 Combermere Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RS
Received 15 May 2012Helenhurst Court, 2 Ashford Road, Hastings, TN34 2HX
Received 17 May 201233 Tower Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RJ
Received 18 May 2012119 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NW
Received 21 May 201238 Wittersham Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9PW
Received 18 May 2012156 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DZ
Received 18 May 2012156 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DZ
Received 18 May 20127 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DE
Received 23 May 201238-39 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 24 May 2012Land at junction of Old Road Road & Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings
Received 24 May 201231 Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BY
Received 5 Jan 2012470 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG
Received 24 May 201294 High Beech Chalet Park, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 24 May 2012Grosvenor Bungalow, Beacon Road, Hastings, TN35 5ER
Received 24 May 2012Bannatynes Health Club, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8EZ
Received 23 May 2012166 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LX
Received 25 May 20125 Pilgrims Way, Hastings, TN34 2LF
Received 28 May 2012Cafe and Premises, 14-15 York Buildings, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NN
Received 28 May 2012Adjacent to 47 Gillsmans Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SN
Received 28 May 2012Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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