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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Hastings Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
8,111 approved · 1,189 refused · 690 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Barn, Fairlight Place, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DT
Received 11 Aug 202012 Fletcher Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QX
Received 13 Aug 202010 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LQ
Received 13 Aug 202064 Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BA
Received 13 Aug 2020Basement Flat 1A, Sussex House, 110 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BN
Received 13 Aug 202024-25 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 14 Aug 202024-25 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 14 Aug 2020The Firs, Campkin Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7FD
Received 14 Aug 20201 White Rock Road, Hastings, TN34 1LE
Received 18 Aug 2020Robsack Wood, Crowhurst Road, rear of 4 Bedgebury Close, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 10 Aug 202011A Holmesdale Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LY
Received 17 Aug 202015 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 17 Aug 202020 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 19 Aug 202031 Lewis Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9EJ
Received 19 Aug 2020Sussex Waste Management site, Whitworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PZ
Received 20 Aug 2020Bulverhythe Retail Park, Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 20 Aug 2020Grove House, Grove Road, Hastings, TN35 4JS
Received 24 Aug 2020Roebuck House, 26-27 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 24 Aug 20204 Byways, Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QX
Received 24 Aug 20205 Pilgrims Way, Hastings, TN34 2LF
Received 24 Aug 2020Pavement fronting Morrisons, Queens Road, Hastings
Received 24 Aug 202090 St Georges Road, Hastings, TN34 3NE
Received 24 Aug 2020Buckswood Groups Centre, 28-29 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37
Received 24 Aug 2020Ground Floor And Part First Floor, Ladbrokes, 43 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DY
Received 24 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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