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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.
6,832 approved · 1,054 refused · 569 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Hurst Way, Hastings, TN35 4PW
Received 16 Jun 201678 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AU
Received 16 Jun 201627 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 17 Jun 201692 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BU
Received 17 Jun 201656 Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QT
Received 16 Jun 2016529 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AT
Received 17 Jun 201622-32 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AN
Received 20 Jun 20161 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DP
Received 20 Jun 2016Flat 5, Croft Hall, Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3BF
Received 17 Jun 2016Flat 5, Croft Hall, Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3BF
Received 17 Jun 201646 Brookland Close, Hastings, TN34 2DF
Received 21 Jun 2016The Norman Arms, 1 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6NH
Received 21 Jun 20164 Cavendish Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NR
Received 17 Jun 201662 Welton Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RF
Received 22 Jun 2016First Floor Flat, 27 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PN
Received 20 Jun 20165 Woodcombe, Hastings, TN34 2RU
Received 21 Jun 201620 Flimwell Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9FB
Received 22 Jun 2016125 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 22 Jun 20165 Lancing Close, Hastings, TN34 2PL
Received 22 Jun 2016153 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LU
Received 23 Jun 201619 East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 23 Jun 2016Hastings and St Leonards Angling Association, Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AG
Received 23 Jun 2016Ore Business Park, Farley Bank, Hastings, TN35 5QA
Received 27 Jun 2016Victoria Kay Bridal Factory, The Old Salvation Army, Menzies Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BB
Received 27 Jun 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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