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.
7,361 approved · 1,105 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DU
Received 8 Aug 2017Flat 5, 48 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JL
Received 8 Aug 2017The Chestnut Tree, 121 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2AR
Received 8 Aug 201746 Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QT
Received 9 Aug 201719 Firle Close, Hastings, TN35 5ET
Received 10 Aug 2017Langham House, 5-6 Albert Road, & 2 Russell Street, Hastings, TN34 1QT
Received 10 Aug 20177 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LQ
Received 7 Aug 201715 & 17 Hythe Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BE
Received 10 Aug 2017185 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JJ
Received 9 Aug 201769 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NF
Received 9 Aug 2017Land to the West of, Campkin Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 10 Aug 201745 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JJ
Received 10 Aug 201718 Beauport Home Farm Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BW
Received 11 Aug 2017185 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AU
Received 11 Aug 2017Unit 1 Ground Floor Shop, Station Parade, Ore Valley Road, Hastings, TN34 3FH
Received 14 Aug 2017212 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 15 Aug 201744A Birch Way, Hastings, TN34 2JZ
Received 15 Aug 2017Ground Floor Shop and Premises, 7 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 15 Aug 2017Land to the South of, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5NX
Received 15 Aug 201721 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 15 Aug 201712 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 14 Aug 2017Little Acres Farm, Frederick Road, Hastings TN34 3QN
Received 15 Aug 2017Little Acres Farm, Frederick Road, Hastings
Received 10 Aug 201791-93, 109 and rear of 103 Middle Road, Hastings
Received 16 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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