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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.
8,036 approved · 1,183 refused · 682 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
121 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RL
Received 23 Mar 202029 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BP
Received 24 Mar 202083 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AR
Received 24 Mar 20205 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PT
Received 24 Mar 20208-10 Clifton Road, Hastings, TN35 5AJ
Received 25 Mar 2020NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 25 Mar 2020The Fountain Inn, 26 Caves Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BY
Received 25 Mar 202069 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AR
Received 26 Mar 2020Flat 11, Quebec Mansions, 102 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PG
Received 26 Mar 202014 Meadowsweet Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TJ
Received 26 Mar 2020190 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LX
Received 30 Mar 2020Roundabouts: Park Gates, Conquest, junction of Queensway & The Ridge West, Beauport Park,Crowhurst Road/ Harley Shute Road / Gillsman Hill, Maunsell Road & Telford Road, junction of Gresley Road & Tile Barn Road, junction of Bohemia Road and London Road
Received 1 Apr 2020Part of the former Spyway School building, Hollington Park School Grounds, Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0SP
Received 30 Mar 2020Flat 5, (Second floor), 102-103 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BP
Received 30 Mar 20201 East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 31 Mar 202016 Vinehall Close, Hastings, TN34 2UF
Received 31 Mar 2020Pharmacy and Premises, 39-41 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 31 Mar 2020Bulverhythe Recreation Ground, Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 3 Apr 20202 Garden Cottages, All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BQ
Received 1 Apr 2020105 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EL
Received 1 Apr 2020115 Milward Road, Hastings, TN34 3RY
Received 1 Apr 2020577 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AX
Received 1 Apr 2020Land rear of 381, Old London Road,(adjacent to garage rear of 12 Saxon Road), Hastings
Received 2 Apr 20202 The Heights, Hastings, TN35 5EP
Received 2 Apr 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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