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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.
8,352 approved · 1,221 refused · 709 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cutter, 11-13 East Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AL
Received 23 Aug 2021Flat 5, 26 Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EP
Received 31 Aug 202130 Fairlight Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5HS
Received 1 Sept 2021Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 3 Sept 2021First and Second Floor Rear Flat 2A, 90 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BP
Received 30 Aug 202130 Fairlight Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5HS
Received 1 Sept 2021256 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QZ
Received 24 Aug 2021239 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QY
Received 3 Sept 2021Basement, 11 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DD
Received 3 Sept 202129 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QU
Received 3 Sept 20218 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 3 Sept 20218 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 3 Sept 20214 Barnfield Close, Hastings, TN34 1TS
Received 3 Sept 2021Land at Enviro 21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonard's on sea
Received 6 Sept 2021Flat 5, Fairseat Court, 34 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TB
Received 6 Sept 202131 Ghyllside Drive, Hastings, TN34 2NA
Received 20 Aug 2021Car Park, Cornwallis Street, Hastings
Received 3 Sept 2021Land adjoining, Lidham Farm, Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 4LL
Received 1 Sept 202128 Greville Road, Hastings, TN35 5AL
Received 7 Sept 2021116 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 6 Sept 202130A St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LS
Received 6 Sept 202111 Hythe Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BE
Received 7 Sept 2021Land North of 3, Haywood Way, Hastings, TN35 4PL
Received 8 Sept 2021Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 8 Sept 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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