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.
7,460 approved · 1,118 refused · 633 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 2 First Floor, 77 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BJ
Received 10 Nov 2017Flat 6, 94 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BL
Received 10 Nov 2017Jubilee Gardens on land rear of 73, Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 10 Nov 20171 Northiam Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9FA
Received 10 Nov 201753A Baldslow Road, Hastings, TN34 2EY
Received 7 Nov 201772 Athelstan Road, Hastings, TN35 5JB
Received 9 Nov 2017The Old Custom House, 19 East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 10 Nov 201719 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 13 Nov 201719 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 13 Nov 2017Upper Maisonette, 19 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RA
Received 14 Nov 201715-16 Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AH
Received 14 Nov 201715-16 Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AH
Received 14 Nov 201716 The Kestrels, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LW
Received 14 Nov 2017303 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6NE
Received 15 Nov 2017320 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AL
Received 15 Nov 2017Paddy McGintys, 173 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AJ
Received 15 Nov 201764A St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LR
Received 15 Nov 201785 Mount Road, Hastings, TN35 5LA
Received 15 Nov 2017Hastings and St Leonards Angling Association, Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AG
Received 15 Nov 201749A Albany Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LJ
Received 16 Nov 2017Flat 2, 24 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
Received 17 Nov 2017360 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BJ
Received 17 Nov 201731A Old Top Road, Hastings, TN35 5DJ
Received 15 Nov 201716 Paxhill Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9RE
Received 14 Nov 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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