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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.
7,482 approved · 1,120 refused · 633 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
81 St Thomas's Road, Hastings, TN34 3LD
Received 18 Dec 201739 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 11 Dec 2017Ground Floor Flat, 35 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RA
Received 19 Dec 20171 Stapley Close, Hastings, TN35 5FB
Received 11 Dec 2017Land to the rear of, 27 Adelaide Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9DA
Received 13 Dec 20177 Pashley Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1PW
Received 19 Dec 20176 Highlands Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HT
Received 20 Dec 201718 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 20 Dec 201750 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 20 Dec 2017Proposed Visitor Centre Hastings Country Park, Lower Coastguard Lane, Fairlight, Hastings, TN35 4AB
Received 20 Dec 201715 Marlborough Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RY
Received 21 Dec 201731 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LA
Received 21 Dec 20175 Mildenhall Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EE
Received 21 Dec 2017465 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RT
Received 21 Dec 2017Site of Mount Pleasant Hospital, 7 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AA
Received 21 Dec 2017Sunnyheights, 105 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 22 Dec 201710 Ashbrook Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EH
Received 22 Dec 2017Offices and Premises, 399 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PH
Received 25 Dec 201721 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LG
Received 25 Dec 201737 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QQ
Received 2 Jan 201818 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QA
Received 2 Jan 2018372 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BJ
Received 2 Jan 201810 Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AG
Received 3 Jan 2018451 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 18 Dec 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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