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.
7,485 approved · 1,120 refused · 633 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2SA
Received 3 Jan 201833 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
Received 4 Jan 201833 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2DN
Received 19 Dec 201724-25A North Street, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 22 Dec 20173 Mount Pleasant Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3SG
Received 5 Jan 2018Land fronting 45-55, Chiltern Drive, Hastings
Received 5 Jan 2018Land adjoining Croft Lodge House, Campkin Gardens, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 7PP
Received 8 Jan 201875 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
Received 9 Jan 2018Guestling Lodge, 7 Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DS
Received 9 Jan 2018Guestling Lodge, 7 Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DS
Received 9 Jan 201876 Saxon Road, Hastings, TN35 5HH
Received 10 Jan 201829 Magpie Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DY
Received 26 Sept 201773 Castle Hill Road, Hastings TN34 3RA
Received 8 Dec 2017239 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6LU
Received 10 Jan 201831 Willowbed Walk, Hastings, TN34 2QL
Received 10 Jan 2018Astec House, 10-12 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 11 Jan 20186 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LQ
Received 11 Jan 20181 Centurion Rise, Hastings, TN34 2UL
Received 11 Jan 2018Land Adjacent To And Rear Of 73, Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 12 Jan 2018Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 12 Jan 2018Chalet 109, High Beech Chalet Park, Washington Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 15 Jan 2018Flat 3, 41-43 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 15 Jan 201843 Woodland Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JJ
Received 15 Jan 2018Plot D Collins and Hayes, Drury Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9BA
Received 15 Jan 2018Records 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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