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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.
7,646 approved · 1,143 refused · 647 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
First Floor Flat, 1 Princes Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EL
Received 13 Apr 2018Land rear of 1-6, Medina Terrace, West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 13 Apr 201839 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 16 Apr 2018St Leonards Motors, Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9QQ
Received 16 Apr 2018Flat 2, (Ground & First Floor), 138 Queens Road, Hastings TN34 1RP
Received 16 Apr 201842 Beauharrow Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BL
Received 16 Apr 2018197 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AU
Received 16 Apr 2018First Floor Offices, 379 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 16 Apr 2018First Floor and Second Floor Flat, 68 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LD
Received 16 Apr 2018Land Rear of, 403 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BE
Received 17 Apr 2018Building Society, 38-40 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AN
Received 17 Apr 2018Rear of 64 - 74, Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TG
Received 18 Apr 2018109 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LY
Received 17 Apr 20184 Old House Gardens, Hastings, TN34 2JS
Received 17 Apr 201812 Maplehurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NA
Received 17 Apr 2018Flat 2, 12 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2ER
Received 18 Apr 20184 Centurion Rise, Hastings, TN34 2UL
Received 18 Apr 2018Former BHS Unit Vs2, Queens Square, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 19 Apr 2018Helenswood Academy Lower School, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PS
Received 16 Apr 201888 Saxon Road, Hastings, TN35 5HH
Received 19 Apr 2018St Michaels Hospice, 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LB
Received 19 Apr 2018Land opposite 47-49, Hillside Road, Hastings
Received 20 Apr 2018Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 20 Apr 2018102 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JE
Received 20 Apr 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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