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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.
7,389 approved · 1,110 refused · 630 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 29 Aug 2017Former Ore Business Park, Farley Bank, Hastings, TN35 5QA
Received 7 Sept 201725 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB
Received 8 Sept 20174 The Russets, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7FA
Received 8 Sept 2017Ullathorne, 110 St Helens Park Road, Hastings
Received 11 Sept 20173 Western Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DG
Received 11 Sept 20175 Ghyllside Drive, Hastings, TN34 2NA
Received 11 Sept 2017First and Second Floors, Lacuna Place, Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP
Received 13 Sept 2017Shop and Premises, 1 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DX
Received 14 Sept 201729 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 14 Sept 201718 Holmhurst Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LW
Received 5 Sept 201742 Beauharrow Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BL
Received 14 Sept 201721 Brook Street, Hastings, TN34 1RX
Received 15 Sept 2017Part of the former Spyway School Buildings, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SL
Received 15 Sept 2017Basement, 30 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NB
Received 15 Sept 2017The Fountain Inn, 26 Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BY
Received 15 Sept 201711 St Andrews Square, Hastings, TN34 1SW
Received 15 Sept 2017Heritage & Arts Display Boards at Carlisle Parade Shelter (near Robertson Terrace), Carlisle Parade Car Park, Pelham Roundabout, Hastings Adventure Golf, West Hill Lift (lower station), The Net Shop Jellied Eel Bar & Tamarisk Steps Lookout Point
Received 12 Sept 2017115 Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BB
Received 18 Sept 2017Langham House, 5-6 Albert Road & 2 Russell Street, Hastings, TN34 1QT
Received 18 Sept 2017Vehicle Repair Workshop and Premises, 371 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AJ
Received 19 Sept 201712 Mill Lane, Hastings, TN35 4LJ
Received 19 Sept 2017Veterinary Surgery, 212 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AL
Received 14 Sept 2017Second Floor Flat 5, West Hill House, 21 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 13 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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