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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.
8,098 approved · 1,189 refused · 687 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 2013 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Edwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JT
Received 23 Jul 20207 Rotherfield Avenue, Hastings, TN34 3PA
Received 23 Jul 202024-30 St Saviours Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AP
Received 24 Jul 2020206 Old Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LR
Received 28 Jul 2020First Floor Flat 3, 5 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TS
Received 22 Jul 202016 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AP
Received 24 Jul 2020Woodbank, 8 St Helens Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2JT
Received 24 Jul 2020Tudor House, 1 Langham Road, Hastings TN34 2JE
Received 27 Jul 2020Lauriston, 40 The Green, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SY
Received 27 Jul 20201 Vantage Walk, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0YP
Received 27 Jul 2020Chalet 84, High Beech Chalet Park, Washington Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 17 Jul 2020142 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AY
Received 28 Jul 202074 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BH
Received 28 Jul 202074 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BH
Received 28 Jul 202010 Beauport Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PQ
Received 28 Jul 2020Shop and Premises, 5A Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AH
Received 29 Jul 20208 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 29 Jul 2020The Coach House, 17 St Helens Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2JT
Received 29 Jul 2020Ground Floor Flat 1, 36 Mount Pleasant Road, Hastings, TN34 3SH
Received 29 Jul 202042 Alfred Road, Hastings, TN35 5HY
Received 29 Jul 2020177B Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN
Received 30 Jul 2020Land on the north side of Gillsmans Hill, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 30 Jul 2020Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 31 Jul 2020Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 31 Jul 2020Records 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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