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.
7,354 approved · 1,104 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Warehouse and Premises, 312A Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AL
Received 31 Jul 2017Little Acres Farm, Frederick Road, Hastings
Received 1 Aug 2017Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 1 Aug 2017180 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2BN
Received 2 Aug 20171 & 2 Wayside, 490 & 492 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PH
Received 1 Aug 201784 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DW
Received 3 Aug 201784 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DW
Received 3 Aug 2017Flat 1, 50 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BS
Received 2 Aug 2017550 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BN
Received 2 Aug 2017Land Adjacent To, 7 Ganton Place, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 2 Aug 20175 Lancing Close, Hastings, TN34 2PL
Received 3 Aug 2017383 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BE
Received 4 Aug 201744 Vicarage Road, Hastings, TN34 3LY
Received 4 Aug 201739 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2EG
Received 3 Aug 201718 Tower Road (Adjacent to17 Tower Road),St Leonards-on-sea
Received 3 Aug 2017Land Opposite 3, Fern Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UH
Received 3 Aug 2017Land North of 14, Fern Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UH
Received 3 Aug 201740 Nelson Road, Hastings, TN34 3RZ
Received 1 Aug 2017Sunnyheights, 105 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 4 Aug 2017Site of former 59, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EN
Received 7 Aug 2017Site of former 59, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EN
Received 7 Aug 2017249 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NE
Received 7 Aug 2017Saxon Mansions, Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DE
Received 8 Aug 2017Land East Of, Burgess Road, Hastings
Received 8 Aug 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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