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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.
7,773 approved · 1,161 refused · 652 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Applewood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JS
Received 22 Oct 2018Flat 3, 12 Stockleigh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JP
Received 23 Oct 2018Hog Stop, Unit A, Brook Way, Hastings, TN35 4NN
Received 23 Oct 2018Shop and Premises, 311 - 323 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AJ
Received 22 Oct 2018Shop and Premises, 311 - 323 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AJ
Received 22 Oct 20181 Croft Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3HG
Received 24 Oct 201819 Moorhurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NB
Received 24 Oct 2018Flat, 43 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 24 Oct 20188 Grosvenor Crescent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BX
Received 25 Oct 201896 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BU
Received 24 Oct 2018Discovery Playground, Old Town Hall, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EW
Received 25 Oct 2018Shop and Premises, 311 323 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AJ
Received 24 Oct 2018266 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 26 Oct 2018Christ Church Courtyard, London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AN
Received 26 Oct 2018Castleham Business Centre East, Stirling Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NP
Received 25 Oct 2018Shop, 12A Pelham Arcade, Pelham Place, Hastings, TN34 3AE
Received 26 Oct 2018Shearbarn Holiday Park, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DX
Received 26 Oct 2018Croft House, The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 29 Oct 2018Land adjoining Sunbeam Cottage, 103 Rye Road, (Bachelors Bump), Hastings
Received 29 Oct 2018105 / 107 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RL
Received 29 Oct 2018105 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PX
Received 29 Oct 2018Shop, 12A Pelham Arcade, Pelham Place, Hastings, TN34 3AE
Received 29 Oct 20183 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LB
Received 29 Oct 201826 Perth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EB
Received 31 Oct 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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