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.
8,141 approved · 1,196 refused · 692 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 30 Sept 2020106 and 106A (Ground Floor & First Floor), Ashburnham Road, Hastings, TN35 5LJ
Received 5 Oct 202017-18 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DU
Received 5 Oct 202022 Priory Close, Hastings, TN34 1UJ
Received 6 Oct 2020Land south west of, Newts Way, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 6 Oct 2020Capdown House, 40 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DX
Received 6 Oct 20203 St Clements Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DT
Received 6 Oct 20201 Seaview, 121 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NJ
Received 7 Oct 2020117 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AU
Received 9 Oct 202025 Boyne Road, Hastings, TN35 5NY
Received 8 Oct 2020Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PT
Received 7 Oct 2020Flat 9, Lennox House, 69 Pine Avenue, Hastings, TN34 3PP
Received 12 Oct 202087 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QB
Received 8 Oct 20205 Vermont Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7TN
Received 12 Oct 202030 Broomgrove Road, Hastings, TN34 3PL
Received 8 Oct 2020Ground Floor, 13 Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LP
Received 9 Oct 2020Flat 1 Basement, 3 Carlisle Parade, Hastings, TN34 1JG
Received 9 Oct 2020Garages adjacent 12, Watermans Close, Hastings, TN34 2JP
Received 12 Oct 20202 The Heights, Hastings, TN35 5EP
Received 12 Oct 20202 The Heights Hastings, TN35 5EP
Received 12 Oct 202077 William Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DE
Received 12 Oct 20209-11 Laton Road, (boundary with 7 Laton Road), Hastings
Received 13 Oct 202016 Springfield Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TU
Received 13 Oct 2020Land to the rear of 12 Downey Close, St Leonard's on sea, TN37 7LT
Received 13 Oct 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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