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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.
8,287 approved · 1,214 refused · 704 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
7 Barnfield Close, Hastings, TN34 1TS
Received 28 Jun 2021The Glen, 177-179 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6LS
Received 29 Jun 202148 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DG
Received 30 Jun 202143-44 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EN
Received 30 Jun 2021Land rear of 381, Old London Road,(adjacent to garage rear of 12 Saxon Road), Hastings
Received 30 Jun 2021Lower Promenade, Bottle Alley, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 30 Jun 2021Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 1 Jul 2021Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Jun 202114 Combermere Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RS
Received 25 Jun 2021Ground Floor Shop and Premises, 379 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PA
Received 25 Jun 202125 Priory Avenue, Hastings, TN34 1UH
Received 30 Jun 202137 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 1 Jul 202139 St James's Road, Hastings, TN34 3LH
Received 1 Jul 20211 St Matthews Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 1 Jul 20216 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SG
Received 1 Jul 2021115 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JW
Received 2 Jul 20212 Hertford Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9QG
Received 2 Jul 2021Land Adjacent, 74 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 2 Jul 20218 Maplehurst Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NB
Received 2 Jul 20219 St James's Road, Hastings, TN34 3LH
Received 2 Jul 20218 Maplehurst Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NB
Received 2 Jul 202156 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BN
Received 5 Jul 20212 Roebuck Street, Hastings, TN34 3BB
Received 5 Jul 202110 Gordon Road, Hastings, TN34 3JN
Received 5 Jul 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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