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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.
7,299 approved · 1,095 refused · 620 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 Ghyllside Drive, Hastings, TN34 2NA
Received 8 May 201719 Aldborough Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6SE
Received 9 May 20172 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 4 May 2017Saxon Mount School, Edinburgh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8HH
Received 10 May 2017Site of former 28 Dane Road and, 37 Brittany Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 9 May 201743 White Rock, Hastings
Received 10 May 201713 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 10 May 2017Combe Haven Holiday Park, Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BZ
Received 11 May 2017430 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5HG
Received 11 May 2017Cafe at 10 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 12 May 20178B The Mount, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HR
Received 12 May 201730 The Broadway, Hastings, TN35 5EH
Received 12 May 20175 Gillsmans Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JF
Received 11 May 20171 Radcliffe Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EU
Received 15 May 201720 and 20a Earl Street, Hastings, TN34 1SG
Received 15 May 2017Alma Court, Alma Villas, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EX
Received 15 May 2017Second Floor Flat, 1B Quarry Terrace, Quarry Road, Hastings, TN34 3SA
Received 15 May 20174 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XU
Received 13 May 2017Kiosk opposite 32-35, Eversfield Place,(Picnicbox), St Leonards-on-sea
Received 15 May 201764 Upper Broomgrove Road, Hastings, TN34 3PH
Received 15 May 201787 Middle Road, Hastings, TN35 5DL
Received 16 May 20171 Radcliffe Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EU
Received 17 May 2017144 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3SN
Received 16 May 20173 Linton Road, Hastings, TN34 1TN
Received 17 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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