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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,716 approved · 1,152 refused · 649 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 2013 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17-18 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 20 Jul 20189 Courthouse Street, Hastings, TN34 3AU
Received 20 Jul 2018Aldi, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DG
Received 20 Jul 2018247 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LA
Received 23 Jul 201821 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 23 Jul 201821 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 23 Jul 201847 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BG
Received 23 Jul 2018311 The Ridge (St Helens Church Hall), Hastings, TN34 2RA
Received 23 Jul 201832-33 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 23 Jul 2018The Fountain Inn, 26 Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BY
Received 23 Jul 201890 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JD
Received 23 Jul 20183 Carinus Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NS
Received 24 Jul 201818 The Spinney, Hastings, TN34 1YE
Received 24 Jul 20186 -7 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DX
Received 25 Jul 20186 -7 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DX
Received 25 Jul 201865 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NF
Received 25 Jul 2018Shop and Premises, 64C High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EW
Received 25 Jul 201840 Clive Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5LW
Received 25 Jul 2018Rear of 49-53 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NF
Received 26 Jul 2018Bornholm, Campkin Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7FD
Received 26 Jul 201885 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TF
Received 26 Jul 201834 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AN
Received 26 Jul 2018Gleneagles Suite, 6 Highlands Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HT
Received 30 Jul 201820 Tudor Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NS
Received 30 Jul 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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