Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
6,839 approved · 1,054 refused · 569 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land to the Rear of, 1-5 The Finches, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 24 Jun 2016Land to the rear of United Reformed Church, Edwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JT
Received 24 Jun 2016Plot 20, Wartling Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9QX
Received 24 Jun 20163 Windmill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BY
Received 27 Jun 20169 St Margarets Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EN
Received 27 Jun 2016135 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TF
Received 23 May 201682 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LE
Received 28 Jun 201644-46 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AE
Received 28 Jun 20164 Hamilton Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5HQ
Received 28 Jun 2016Proposed Queensway Gateway Road (land between Queensway and Sedlescombe Road North),St Leonards-on-sea
Received 27 Jun 2016Land west of, Fletcher Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Jun 201612a Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings
Received 30 Jun 2016Lennox House, 69 Pine Avenue, Hastings
Received 29 Jun 201619 East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 23 Jun 201620 Priory Close, Hastings, TN34 1UJ
Received 29 Jun 2016Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, Ledsham Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LE
Received 29 Jun 2016Land at Site of Former, 155-157 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN
Received 29 Jun 2016Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 27 Jun 2016Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 27 Jun 201652 Etchingham Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AB
Received 30 Jun 2016Winchester House, 93 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LR
Received 1 Jul 2016Hastings and St Leonards Angling Association, Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AG
Received 30 Jun 2016Land rear of, 15-23 Moscow Road, Hastings
Received 1 Jul 201694 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PG
Received 1 Jul 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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