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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.
7,877 approved · 1,164 refused · 666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
195 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RG
Received 2 Aug 2019D Arcy Hall, White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LD
Received 2 Aug 2019Land adjacent 61, West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NF
Received 2 Aug 2019156 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BL
Received 6 Aug 2019104 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 5 Aug 201985 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TF
Received 5 Aug 201983 Hughenden Road, Hastings, TN34 3TF
Received 5 Aug 2019Stable Flat, Fairlight Place, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DT
Received 5 Aug 2019Land And Garages Adjacent 18, Lynwood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HT
Received 5 Aug 20192 Brede Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QT
Received 2 Aug 2019Car Park, Alma Court, Alma Villas, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 2 Aug 201915 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 6 Aug 20194 Westwoods, Hastings, TN34 2FW
Received 6 Aug 2019Beaufort House, 25 St Johns Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HN
Received 6 Aug 201977 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QB
Received 8 Aug 201964 The Links, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UW
Received 8 Aug 2019Land adjoining Lavender Court, Rose Court & Lilac Court, Arbourvale, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0FQ
Received 8 Aug 201911 Strongs Passage, Hastings, TN34 3BY
Received 8 Aug 2019Cafe and Premises, 18-19 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DX
Received 8 Aug 2019Part of the former Spyway School Building, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonard-on-Sea, TN38 0SP
Received 9 Aug 2019The Hollington Oak Public House, 210 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LB
Received 9 Aug 20195 Rushmere Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TS
Received 9 Aug 201999 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AB
Received 9 Aug 2019Alpine House, Welton Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RS
Received 12 Aug 2019Records 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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