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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.
8,305 approved · 1,215 refused · 704 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Land adjoining Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Received 8 Jul 2021Shop and premises, 3 Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3AA
Received 15 Jul 202156 Bristol Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9EW
Received 15 Jul 2021148 Milward Road, Hastings, TN34 3RT
Received 16 Jul 202191 Beaconsfield Road, Hastings, TN34 3TW
Received 16 Jul 20212 The Russets, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7FA
Received 16 Jul 2021First and Second Floor Flat, 19 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DA
Received 16 Jul 2021Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 16 Jul 202141 Essenden Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NN
Received 19 Jul 2021573 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AX
Received 19 Jul 202135 Gensing Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HE
Received 19 Jul 2021Pear Tree Cottage, 66 The Croft, Hastings, TN34 3HH
Received 19 Jul 2021484 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8AU
Received 19 Jul 2021Former Ark Helenswood Academy Upper School, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AF
Received 19 Jul 2021Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 19 Jul 2021Ore Place Farm, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RA
Received 19 Jul 2021St Peters Church Hall, Cornfield Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JD
Received 12 Jul 2021Silver Birches, 14 St Helens Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2JT
Received 12 Jul 20214B Quarry Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3SD
Received 20 Jul 202115 The Dene, Hastings, TN35 4PD
Received 21 Jul 20212 Regent Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7QG
Received 22 Jul 2021Land adjoining 142 Bexhill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BL
Received 22 Jul 2021Mast SITE 5363 AT TQ 583645 111311, Old London Road, Hastings (Adjoining Public Conveniences adjacent 4-6 Fairlight Road)
Received 23 Jul 20218-10 Clifton Road, Hastings, TN35 5AJ
Received 23 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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