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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.
8,250 approved · 1,211 refused · 700 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57A George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EE
Received 27 Apr 202127 Boscobel Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NY
Received 27 Apr 202116 Pegwell Close, Hastings, TN34 2TE
Received 27 Apr 2021The Farm House, Ivyhouse Lane, Hastings, TN35 4NN
Received 27 Apr 20216 The Sedges, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TU
Received 28 Apr 20218 Winding Street, Hastings, TN34 3AT
Received 28 Apr 2021Rosemary Cottage, 20A Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DA
Received 29 Apr 2021Rosemary Cottage, 20A Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DA
Received 29 Apr 2021Site of former 20, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 29 Apr 2021Site of former 20, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 29 Apr 202137 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 28 Apr 202137 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 28 Apr 2021Chalet 46, High Beech Chalet Park, Washington Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 26 Apr 202110 Hollinghurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JP
Received 29 Apr 20219 Ochiltree Road, Hastings, TN34 2AJ
Received 29 Apr 202110 Hollinghurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JP
Received 30 Apr 2021East Hill Cottage, Starr's Cottages, Hastings, TN34 3BW
Received 30 Apr 2021Flat 2a, 90 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Apr 20211 The Spaldings, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TP
Received 3 May 2021Rear of 4 Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UB
Received 3 May 20214 Hopgarden Close, Hastings, TN34 1XT
Received 3 May 202111 Lewis Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9EJ
Received 3 May 202189 Hoads Wood Road, Hastings, TN34 2BB
Received 4 May 20216 Windsor Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DR
Received 4 May 2021Records 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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