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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.
8,141 approved · 1,196 refused · 692 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land in, High Beech Chalet Park, (to the rear of Sussex Edwardian Hotel), Eisenhower Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 13 Oct 2020Flat 1, 3 Robertson Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1JE
Received 13 Oct 2020447A The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RT
Received 12 Oct 2020Tamarisk Yard, Tamarisk Steps, (6 Rock-a- Nore Road), Hastings, TN34 3DN
Received 16 Oct 202028 Conqueror Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DD
Received 19 Oct 2020Fernwood Care Home, 30 Fern Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UH
Received 13 Oct 20209 Ashford Road, Hastings, TN34 2HA
Received 14 Oct 2020St Annes Centre and Woodlands, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PS
Received 14 Oct 20202 Boscobel Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NZ
Received 14 Oct 2020Land Adjacent, 74 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 16 Oct 202032 Wellington Square(Offices & Premises) , Hastings, TN34 1PN
Received 16 Oct 202032 Wellington Square,(Offices & Premises) , Hastings, TN34 1PN
Received 16 Oct 20202 Hurst Way, Hastings, TN35 4PW
Received 16 Oct 2020103 Middle Road, Hastings, TN35 5DL
Received 16 Oct 20201 Bourne Hall, Courthouse Street, Hastings, TN34 3BA
Received 19 Oct 20201 Asten Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DJ
Received 19 Oct 2020161 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TP
Received 19 Oct 2020Telephone Engineering Centre, 363 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PE
Received 19 Oct 2020Willow Glen, Upper Glen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BY
Received 16 Oct 2020Land north of 11 and 14 Shining Cliff, Hastings, TN34 2GT
Received 20 Oct 20201 Chambers Crescent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9HZ
Received 20 Oct 202018 Upper Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6SL
Received 20 Oct 202012-13 York Buildings, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY
Received 20 Oct 202012-13 York Buildings, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY
Received 20 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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