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.
7,887 approved · 1,164 refused · 666 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
42 Redmayne Drive, Hastings, TN34 1RD
Received 23 Aug 20195 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 23 Aug 201922-26 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6NH
Received 26 Aug 2019West Hill Lift, George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 26 Aug 2019Mill Farm, Mill Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DP
Received 26 Aug 2019107 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PX
Received 26 Aug 2019501 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AT
Received 26 Aug 20195 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DD
Received 28 Aug 2019181 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QJ
Received 28 Aug 201915 Braybrooke Close, Hastings, TN34 1TB
Received 28 Aug 201951 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 28 Aug 20192 Bower Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JX
Received 28 Aug 2019Beech View, Campkin Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7FD
Received 29 Aug 2019Olive Lodge, 8 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SP
Received 28 Aug 2019West St Leonards Community Centre, 130 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BL
Received 30 Aug 201924 Conqueror Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DD
Received 2 Sept 2019349 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BE
Received 2 Sept 2019(The Printworks) 14 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
Received 29 Aug 201917-18 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 3 Sept 2019Tesco Extra, Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9RB
Received 2 Sept 201917 Ravine Close, Hastings, TN34 2BH
Received 3 Sept 2019191 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RG
Received 3 Sept 201997 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2AR
Received 3 Sept 2019Ground Floor, 18 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DP
Received 4 Sept 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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