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.
7,381 approved · 1,109 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
16 Dunclutha Road, Hastings, TN34 2JA
Received 30 Aug 2017Fluid, Nightclub and Premises, 20 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 30 Aug 20177 Gillsmans Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SN
Received 31 Aug 2017Rocklands Private Caravan Park, Rocklands Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DY
Received 31 Aug 201710 King Edward Close, Hastings, TN34 2NP
Received 31 Aug 2017The Robert De Mortain, 373 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RD
Received 1 Sept 2017Unit 1 Workshop and Premises, Linton Arches, Braybrooke Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1TD
Received 1 Sept 2017Miniature Golf and Crazy Golf Courses on the Stade, Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AG
Received 4 Sept 2017First Floor And Second Floor Flat, 19 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TT
Received 4 Sept 2017Woodbine Cottage, 2 High Wickham, Hastings, TN35 5PB
Received 29 Aug 201710 Swynford Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NE
Received 4 Sept 2017Co-Op Supermarket, 4-6 Fairlight Road, Hastings, TN35 5EA
Received 4 Sept 2017219 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NB
Received 5 Sept 2017Land Opposite 9 and 10, Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 5 Sept 201726 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 5 Sept 2017Flat 5, 2 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EB
Received 4 Sept 20175 Ravine Close, Hastings, TN34 2BH
Received 4 Sept 2017Ground Floor, 4 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Received 6 Sept 2017Rivendell, 103 St Helens Park Road, Hastings
Received 8 Sept 201728 Southwater Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JS
Received 5 Sept 2017Shop and Premises, 400 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RR
Received 5 Sept 201741 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 6 Sept 201741 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 6 Sept 2017Land Adjacent 24, Broomgrove Road, Hastings
Received 7 Sept 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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