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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.
7,158 approved · 1,068 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 52-54 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DZ
Received 9 Feb 2017Land adjoining Croft Lodge House, Campkin Gardens, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PP
Received 7 Feb 20178 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JZ
Received 9 May 20172 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 9 Feb 201741 St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LR
Received 8 Feb 201727 Reedswood Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DW
Received 9 Feb 201713 Rock Close, Hastings, TN35 4JW
Received 7 Feb 20173A Darwell Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TN
Received 7 Feb 2017Ground Floor Flat, 1 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LA
Received 9 Feb 20173B Darwell Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TN
Received 7 Feb 2017Basement, 79 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EL
Received 10 Feb 2017Basement, 79 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EL
Received 10 Feb 2017468 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG
Received 10 Feb 2017468 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BG
Received 10 Feb 201712 Netherwood Close, Hastings, TN34 2RE
Received 13 Feb 2017Land Rear Of, 6 Combermere Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RS
Received 14 Feb 201768 Towerscroft Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JB
Received 14 Feb 201712 Maplehurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NA
Received 16 Feb 201796 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EJ
Received 14 Feb 20175 Starr's Cottages, Hastings, TN34 3BW
Received 14 Feb 201710 Shining Cliff, Hastings, TN34 2GT
Received 14 Feb 201763 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JJ
Received 14 Feb 2017Go Kart Track, The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3DW
Received 15 Feb 20178A Godwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JR
Received 16 Feb 2017Records 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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