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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.
8,164 approved · 1,198 refused · 694 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 The Lawn, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HH
Received 16 Nov 20204 The Lawn, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HH
Received 16 Nov 202063 Madeira Drive, Hastings, TN34 2NH
Received 16 Nov 202017 Wellington Road, Hastings, TN34 3RN
Received 16 Nov 20204 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BQ
Received 16 Nov 202030 Priory Close, Hastings, TN34 1UJ
Received 20 Nov 2020Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 17 Nov 202026 Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NU
Received 17 Nov 202012-13 York Buildings, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY
Received 17 Nov 2020120 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2AR
Received 23 Nov 202012-13 York Buildings, Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY
Received 17 Nov 202010 Hythe Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BE
Received 17 Nov 2020Discovery Playground, Old Town Hall, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EW
Received 18 Nov 202075 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EL
Received 19 Nov 2020St Michaels Hospice, 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LB
Received 18 Nov 202036 Earl Street, Hastings, TN34 1SG
Received 19 Nov 2020Four Acre Wood, Queensway, (Adjoining 7 Montana Court) St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 20 Nov 202010 Cockcrow Wood, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HW
Received 20 Nov 2020Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 20 Nov 2020Unit 9-10, Brittania Enterprise Centre, Waterworks Road, Hastings, TN34 1RT
Received 20 Nov 2020219 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QY
Received 20 Nov 2020464 Bexhill Road, West St Leonards Children's Centre, St Ethelburgas Mission Hall, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AU
Received 20 Nov 202026 Cavendish Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NR
Received 20 Nov 202026 Laton Road, Hastings, TN34 2ES
Received 20 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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