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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.
11,225 approved · 1,662 refused · 882 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
181 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7ER
Received 18 Jun 201238 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 18 Jun 20121 Field Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DL
Received 18 Jun 201230 Park Drive, Hastings, TN34 2PR
Received 15 Jun 2012Torfield Close, Hastings, TN34 3EU
Received 14 Jun 20121 Pelham Arcade, Pelham Place, Hastings, TN34 3AE
Received 18 Jun 2012Ground floor, 41A Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BY
Received 19 Jun 2012Day Nursery and Premises, 17 Calvert Road, Hastings, TN34 3NG
Received 19 Jun 201288 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2PD
Received 22 Jun 20123 Fulford Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PN
Received 22 Jun 2012Mast Site On Roof, Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 13 Jun 2012Paddy McGintys, 173 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AJ
Received 18 Jun 2012599 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 18 Jun 201258 High Beech Chalet Park, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 21 Jun 2012Land north of 60, Western Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DJ
Received 18 Jun 2012Site of former 34, West Street, Hastings, TN34 3AN
Received 21 Jun 2012Land adjacent 1 Chiltern Drive, Hastings, TN34 3PY
Received 19 Jun 201239 Salisbury Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RX
Received 21 Jun 201225 Courthouse Street, Hastings
Received 22 Jun 2012Hobart Court, 5 Ellenslea Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HX
Received 25 Jun 201226 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JG
Received 22 Jun 2012Westwood House, and Braybrooke House, Holmesdale Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LY
Received 25 Jun 201210 Park Drive, Hastings, TN34 2PR
Received 25 Jun 201296 Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9DP
Received 25 Jun 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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