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.
7,743 approved · 1,155 refused · 651 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
49 Grange Road, Hastings, TN34 2QP
Received 23 Aug 2018Plot 1 - Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 23 Aug 20182 Alma Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6QT
Received 24 Aug 2018Flat 2, 106 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BP
Received 24 Aug 201867 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AR
Received 24 Aug 2018Hobart Court, 5 Ellenslea Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HX
Received 27 Aug 201854 Baldslow Road, Hastings, TN34 2EY
Received 24 Aug 2018311 - 323, Bexhill Road, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 8AJ
Received 24 Aug 201818 The Spinney, Hastings, TN34 1YE
Received 27 Aug 2018Rocklands Private Caravan Park, Rocklands Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DY
Received 28 Aug 2018Flat 8, Wilton House, Grosvenor Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Aug 2018Basement Shop and Premises, 10 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 30 Aug 201818 Ashburnham Road, Hastings, TN35 5JN
Received 29 Aug 2018Shop and Premises, 1 South Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1SA
Received 29 Aug 2018Ark Blacklands Primary Academy, Osborne Close, Hastings, TN34 2HU
Received 29 Aug 201885-86 Castleham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NT
Received 30 Aug 201843 Sedlescombe Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0YT
Received 3 Sept 201821 Hughenden Court, Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3ST
Received 31 Aug 201823 The Woodlands, Hastings, TN34 2SF
Received 31 Aug 201829 Earl Street, Hastings, TN34 1SG
Received 31 Aug 2018Premier Inn, 1 John Macadam Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DB
Received 31 Aug 2018180 Harrow Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JZ
Received 3 Sept 201829 Silvan Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9RD
Received 4 Sept 201872 Mildenhall Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EF
Received 4 Sept 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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