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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.
7,020 approved · 1,059 refused · 582 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 2015 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
39 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AA
Received 15 Nov 2016Lauriston, 40 The Green, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SY
Received 9 Nov 2016153 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7ER
Received 15 Nov 2016168 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DZ
Received 15 Nov 2016The Harbour Arm, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW
Received 14 Nov 201656 St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LR
Received 17 Nov 20163 Cobourg Place, Hastings, TN34 3HY
Received 18 Nov 2016Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 21 Nov 2016Land at 52 - 54 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DZ
Received 18 Nov 2016825 The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PX
Received 17 Nov 2016Lamp post banners at Bexhill Road, Sedlescombe Road North, The Ridge, Old London Road, Havelock Road, Cambridge Road and Queens Road
Received 17 Nov 201656 Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QT
Received 18 Nov 2016Summerfields Business Centre, Horntye Park, Hastings, TN34 1UT
Received 18 Nov 201640G Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB
Received 18 Nov 2016Second Floor Flat 5, West Hill House, 21 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 18 Nov 2016Flat 5, Charmaine Court, St Margarets Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EH
Received 21 Nov 2016Flat 1, 65A Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BG
Received 22 Nov 2016Ore Business Park, Farley Bank, Hastings, TN35 5QA
Received 22 Nov 201642 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LQ
Received 23 Nov 2016136 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BT
Received 24 Nov 2016Royal Mews, Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BZ
Received 24 Nov 201621 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 25 Nov 2016Bay Tree Barn, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5NT
Received 25 Nov 20161A Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BJ
Received 25 Nov 2016Records 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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