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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.
7,497 approved · 1,122 refused · 634 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Centurion Rise, Hastings, TN34 2UL
Received 26 Jan 2018Pizzarelli, Shop and Premises, 11-12 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DX
Received 24 Jan 20182A Ridgewood Gardens, Hastings, TN34 2LZ
Received 23 Jan 2018Flamingo Park, East Street, The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3AR
Received 26 Jan 2018Land to the rear of 14 Beauharrow & 372 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BJ
Received 26 Jan 201844-46 Bulverhythe Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AE
Received 26 Jan 2018442 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AU
Received 26 Jan 20183-5 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA
Received 16 Jan 201848 Alfred Road, Hastings, TN35 5HY
Received 26 Jan 201822A Branksome Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UA
Received 29 Jan 20181A Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 29 Jan 201829 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 24 Jan 2018116 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2AR
Received 29 Jan 20181 Cockcrow Wood, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HW
Received 29 Jan 2018Land adjoining 6 The Woodlands, Hastings, TN34 2SF
Received 29 Jan 2018Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Jan 2018Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Jan 2018253 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3UA
Received 30 Jan 201818-26 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 30 Jan 2018The Bath House, West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 30 Jan 201819 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 31 Jan 201819 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 31 Jan 2018Flat 2, Garrod House, 12-14 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QD
Received 31 Jan 2018Fire Station, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1EX
Received 1 Feb 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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