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.
7,963 approved · 1,175 refused · 671 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Apr 2013 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 1, 16 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 1 Jan 2020Garages at Portstone Court, Portland Place, Hastings
Received 6 Jan 2020St Helens Woods, to rear of 147 St Helens Park Road, Hastings
Received 2 Jan 202015 Bexleigh Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BA
Received 2 Jan 202012 Mill Lane, Hastings, TN35 4LJ
Received 3 Jan 2020Offices and Premises, 402 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RR
Received 3 Jan 2020Offices and Premises, 402 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RR
Received 3 Jan 20203 Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BA
Received 3 Jan 202043-45 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EN
Received 6 Jan 202041 Cambridge Road(first, second & attic floor), Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 9 Jan 2020Fluid, Nightclub and Premises, 20 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 7 Jan 2020Hastings Information Centre, Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1TL
Received 6 Jan 2020The Fountain Inn, 93 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RL
Received 8 Jan 202027 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1QY
Received 9 Jan 20203 Shirley Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JW
Received 9 Jan 2020Former Spyway School Buildings, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SL
Received 9 Jan 20201 East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 9 Jan 202015 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 10 Jan 202015 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 10 Jan 2020210 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QT
Received 10 Jan 2020101 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RL
Received 14 Jan 202031-32 Station Road, Hastings, TN34 1NJ
Received 13 Jan 20208 Beaulieu Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QE
Received 13 Jan 2020Shop and Premises, 201 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RG
Received 14 Jan 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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