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.
8,108 approved · 1,189 refused · 690 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Former Filsham Nurseries, 37 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
Received 31 Jul 20208 Badgers Way, Hastings, TN34 2QD
Received 31 Jul 2020Gensing Manor, 19 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QW
Received 3 Aug 202023 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 3 Aug 202032-34 Pevensey Road,(Rear of), St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LF
Received 3 Aug 202011 Edward Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6ES
Received 30 Jul 2020Little Moreton, 29 Boscobel Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 31 Jul 2020Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 3 Aug 202055 Alfred Road, Hastings, TN35 5HZ
Received 3 Aug 202032-34 Pevensey Road,(Rear of), St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LF
Received 4 Aug 2020Land Adjacent to, 45 Hardwicke Road, Hastings
Received 4 Aug 2020267 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NF
Received 5 Aug 202025B Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DU
Received 5 Aug 202025 Boscobel Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NY
Received 6 Aug 2020141 Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BB
Received 6 Aug 202049-53 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 7 Aug 202030 Fairlight Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5HS
Received 7 Aug 2020Hollington Football Club, Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 10 Aug 2020163 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LU
Received 11 Aug 2020Adjacent 20 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 11 Aug 20201 Alexandra Park Villas, 68 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LD
Received 12 Aug 20204 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 12 Aug 20204 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 12 Aug 2020Brambles, 119 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 3 Aug 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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