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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.
8,162 approved · 1,198 refused · 694 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QA
Received 5 Nov 202023 Hazelwood Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HL
Received 5 Nov 202040 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 6 Nov 20208 Winding Street, Hastings, TN34 3AT
Received 6 Nov 2020Queensway North, Queensway, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 5 Nov 2020Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 9 Nov 2020St Clements Church Hall, 2 Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HJ
Received 9 Nov 2020Rose Cottage, 4 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 9 Nov 202024 Ore Place, Hastings, TN34 2LR
Received 9 Nov 202025 Priory Avenue, Hastings, TN34 1UH
Received 9 Nov 2020Old Hastings House, 132 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 10 Nov 202069 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AR
Received 10 Nov 2020Beach Cafe (Goat Ledge), Lower Promenade, Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6FA
Received 10 Nov 202029 Boscobel Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NY
Received 16 Nov 2020Flat 2, 3 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 10 Nov 2020Flat 2, 3 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 10 Nov 20205 Belvedere Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0WE
Received 10 Nov 202022 St Johns Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HP
Received 11 Nov 2020Old Hastings House, 132 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 11 Nov 202021 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DN
Received 12 Nov 202016 Clive Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5LW
Received 12 Nov 202049 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 12 Nov 2020195 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 12 Nov 2020195 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 12 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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