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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.
8,150 approved · 1,198 refused · 694 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 27 Oct 2020Ashdown Community Centre, Downey Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LJ
Received 28 Oct 202016 St Marys Road, Hastings, TN34 3LN
Received 28 Oct 2020Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 29 Oct 20201 Fletcher Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QU
Received 29 Oct 20207 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
Received 3 Nov 2020Roman Bath, Summerfields Woods, Bohemia Road, Hastings
Received 30 Oct 2020144 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2BN
Received 30 Oct 2020Church Wood, Church in the Wood Lane (Rear of 17 Whittlewood Close) St Leonards-on-sea
Received 9 Nov 2020181 Ashburnham Road, Hastings, TN35 5LL
Received 30 Oct 20209 Ledsham Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LG
Received 30 Oct 202040 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2LQ
Received 2 Nov 20203 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 2 Nov 2020140 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AU
Received 3 Nov 2020Second and Third Floor Flat, 25 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 4 Nov 202022 St Johns Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HP
Received 4 Nov 20201 St Matthews Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TN
Received 4 Nov 2020Communication Station at Halton Reservoir, Priory Road, Hastings
Received 4 Nov 2020181 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BG
Received 4 Nov 2020Land South of 15-20 Gresley Road, Lancaster Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 4 Nov 2020First Floor Flat, 9A Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 4 Nov 2020Part of the former Spyway School building, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0SP
Received 4 Nov 20202 Harrow Lane,(Land adjacent), St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JR
Received 4 Nov 2020Former Westerleigh School northern playing field, Hollington Park Close, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 5 Nov 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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