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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,302 approved · 1,095 refused · 620 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
12 Willowbed Walk, Hastings, TN34 2QL
Received 17 May 201763 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AA
Received 17 May 20174 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 17 May 2017Rear of 2 Harmony Wood, Netherwood Close, Hastings, TN34 2SJ
Received 16 May 20175 Ghyllside Drive, Hastings, TN34 2NA
Received 17 May 201711 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SW
Received 19 May 2017Reina Mexicana, 11-12 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 19 May 2017Top Flat, 40 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LA
Received 18 May 2017St Pauls, 65 Albany Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LJ
Received 19 May 20171 Crecy Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QN
Received 19 May 201718 Greville Road, Hastings, TN35 5AL
Received 19 May 2017Joe White Television, 51-53 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 22 May 201767 Emmanuel Road, Hastings, TN34 3LE
Received 22 May 201715 Copper Beeches, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RR
Received 19 May 2017Land adjoining Lidham Farmhouse, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Received 23 May 20173 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Received 23 May 20178 Amherst Road, Hastings, TN34 1TT
Received 23 May 2017Land East Of, Burgess Road, Hastings
Received 23 May 20172 Amberstone Close, Hastings, TN34 2BE
Received 23 May 201717 Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RF
Received 23 May 201772 Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BA
Received 22 May 201735 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 23 May 201735 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 23 May 201735 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 23 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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