Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
7,335 approved · 1,102 refused · 623 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
175 Ashburnham Road, Hastings, TN35 5LL
Received 12 Jul 2017124 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EN
Received 12 Jul 2017St Johns Court, St Johns Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 14 Jul 20174 Castle Street, Hastings, TN34 3DY
Received 14 Jul 2017WH Smith, Unit MS3, Kings Walk, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 14 Jul 2017WH Smith, Unit MS3, Kings Walk, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 14 Jul 20171 Burhill Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XP
Received 17 Jul 201757 Sandwich Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XJ
Received 17 Jul 201766 St Helens Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2QR
Received 13 Jul 2017Land adjoining Croft Lodge House, Campkin Gardens, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PP
Received 14 Jul 2017The Royal Hotel, 1 St Johns Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HP
Received 17 Jul 201721 Freshwater Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2HR
Received 17 Jul 201777 The Bourne, Hastings, TN34 3BD
Received 18 Jul 2017136 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JW
Received 18 Jul 201744-45 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RE
Received 17 Jul 2017Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Access Road Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 18 Jul 2017Unit Vs2, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 18 Jul 2017Land between 13 and 16, Edward Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LP
Received 19 Jul 201715 Downey Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LJ
Received 19 Jul 2017106 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TT
Received 19 Jul 2017Rear of 49 - 53 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 19 Jul 2017206 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EA
Received 20 Jul 201727-31 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 19 Jul 201721 Hazelwood Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HL
Received 19 Jul 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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