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.
7,795 approved · 1,162 refused · 652 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
First and Second Floor Flat, 117 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BG
Received 28 Nov 2018130 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RP
Received 22 Nov 2018115 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JW
Received 28 Nov 201820 Greenfields Close(land north of), St Leonards-on-sea
Received 28 Nov 20188 Hollybank Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TH
Received 29 Nov 201875A and 77A Willingdon Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9HE
Received 29 Nov 201839 Mountbatten Close, Hastings, TN35 4LE
Received 30 Nov 2018168 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NG
Received 29 Nov 201838 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JL
Received 30 Nov 201822 Theaklen Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AZ
Received 3 Dec 201824 Silvan Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9RD
Received 3 Dec 201827 Celandine Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XT
Received 3 Dec 20181A Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BJ
Received 3 Dec 201826 Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UB
Received 3 Dec 201826 Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UB
Received 3 Dec 20189 Mulberry Walk, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LY
Received 3 Dec 2018The Glen, 177-179 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6LS
Received 3 Dec 2018311 The Ridge(Land adjacent), Hastings, TN34 2RA
Received 4 Dec 20183 Linton Road, Hastings, TN34 1TN
Received 3 Dec 2018Top Floor Flat, 75 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LR
Received 4 Dec 2018Land north of 11 and 14 Shining Cliff, Hastings, TN34 2GT
Received 4 Dec 2018Salvation Army Hall, 418 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5BB
Received 4 Dec 2018Leolyn Nursing Home, 63-65 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LE
Received 4 Dec 20187-8 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QP
Received 4 Dec 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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