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.
7,507 approved · 1,125 refused · 635 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Baptist Church, Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HR
Received 8 Feb 201874 Ashford Road, Hastings, TN34 2HZ
Received 8 Feb 2018225 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AE
Received 8 Feb 2018Playing field at Farley Bank, Hastings
Received 9 Feb 2018Shop and Premises, 150 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN
Received 12 Feb 2018Bowling Green Pavillion, Alexandra Park, St Helens Road, Hastings
Received 7 Feb 201832 Old Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9HB
Received 12 Feb 2018451 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 12 Feb 201829 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EN
Received 12 Feb 201833 Cookson Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5QH
Received 12 Feb 201832 The Green, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SX
Received 13 Feb 2018Site of former, 35 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EG
Received 13 Feb 201812 Fairlight Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5HS
Received 13 Feb 201878 Bexleigh Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BB
Received 13 Feb 2018Garage and Premises, 37 Strood Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PN
Received 13 Feb 20181 Langham Road, Hastings
Received 9 Feb 20182 Cavendish Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NR
Received 12 Feb 2018162 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EN
Received 13 Feb 2018Drop in Centre Offices and Premises, 5-6 Harold Place,(Part Ground Floor, Queens Apartments), Hastings, TN34 1JA
Received 13 Feb 20181 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 14 Feb 201833 Fletcher Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QU
Received 9 Feb 201819 Firle Close, Hastings, TN35 5ET
Received 15 Feb 201891-93, Part of 103 & 105 Middle Road, Hastings TN35 5DL
Received 15 Feb 2018Croft House, The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 15 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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