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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.
7,991 approved · 1,179 refused · 674 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Astec House, 10-12 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 12 Feb 202017 Quarry Road, Hastings, TN34 3SE
Received 13 Feb 20201A Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UA
Received 13 Feb 2020York Road Buildings between, 4-6 York Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PU
Received 14 Feb 202039A Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3BU
Received 14 Feb 2020Land adjoining Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Received 17 Feb 2020Site of former, 42 Beauharrow Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 18 Feb 202024 The Heights, Hastings, TN35 5EP
Received 20 Feb 2020Gillies, 57 St Helens Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2QR
Received 20 Feb 202014 Prospect Place, Hastings, TN34 1LN
Received 17 Feb 2020Beaufort House, 25 St Johns Road, (Land at rear), St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HN
Received 17 Feb 202033 North Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EX
Received 17 Feb 202033 North Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EX
Received 17 Feb 202015 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 18 Feb 2020Units 1 and 2, 825 The Ridge, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN37 7PX
Received 19 Feb 202020 Branksome Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UA
Received 19 Feb 20203 Woodcombe, Hastings, TN34 2RU
Received 19 Feb 2020Basement, 11 Warrior Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EB
Received 21 Feb 2020Store 2, Bottle Alley, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 21 Feb 202098 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 21 Feb 202098 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 21 Feb 202034 The Suttons, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9RA
Received 21 Feb 2020Bank House, 144 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 21 Feb 2020Willowbank, 15 Beauharrow Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BL
Received 21 Feb 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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