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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.
7,264 approved · 1,085 refused · 616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 2013 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 The Uplands, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HL
Received 4 Apr 2017Shop and Premises, 16 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EG
Received 29 Mar 2017129 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 3 Apr 20171 Applewood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JS
Received 4 Apr 201750 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TJ
Received 4 Apr 20177 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 4 Apr 201712 Mill Lane, Hastings, TN35 4LJ
Received 5 Apr 201737 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LA
Received 5 Apr 201719 East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 5 Apr 20177 Gillsmans Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SN
Received 6 Apr 20179A North Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RD
Received 4 Apr 201720 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HA
Received 4 Apr 201711 Edward Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6ES
Received 5 Apr 201711 Edward Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6ES
Received 5 Apr 201721 Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UA
Received 6 Apr 201777 Victoria Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5BT
Received 6 Apr 2017208 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7ES
Received 7 Apr 2017Land Adjacent To, 7 Ganton Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XW
Received 2 Apr 201732 The Green, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SX
Received 10 Apr 201716 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QA
Received 10 Apr 201712 St Pauls Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RS
Received 10 Apr 201776 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AU
Received 10 Apr 2017Premier, 13 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AJ
Received 10 Apr 2017Premier, 13 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AJ
Received 10 Apr 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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