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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.
7,286 approved · 1,092 refused · 619 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bowling Green Pavillion, Alexandra Park, St Helens Road, Hastings
Received 27 Apr 201729 Boscobel Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NY
Received 28 Apr 201712 Wadhurst Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AZ
Received 28 Apr 2017The Malvern, Malvern Way, Hastings, TN34 3PX
Received 28 Apr 20176 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB
Received 28 Apr 2017The Mansion Flat, First Floor, 38-39 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 28 Apr 2017The Mansion Flat, First Floor, 38-39 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 28 Apr 2017440 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BB
Received 2 May 201713 Oxford Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9ER
Received 1 May 20171 Baird Drive, Hastings, TN34 2JL
Received 2 May 201737-40 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 2 May 2017Warehouse and Premises, 312A Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AL
Received 2 May 20179 Wesley Salmon Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0GE
Received 5 May 2017187 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AU
Received 3 May 20172 Combermere Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RR
Received 3 May 2017102 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AG
Received 3 May 2017First Floor And Second Floor Flat, 74 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BJ
Received 3 May 2017Restaurant and premises, 31 Cornwallis Street, Hastings, TN34 1SS
Received 4 May 2017Shop and Premises, 9A Castle Street, Hastings, TN34 3DY
Received 4 May 201724-25 Alfred Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HD
Received 4 May 201766 and Land west of 66, Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings
Received 4 May 201725-29 Ashburnham Road, Hastings
Received 4 May 2017Winchester House, 93 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LR
Received 5 May 2017Saxon Mansions, Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DE
Received 8 May 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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