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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.
8,189 approved · 1,203 refused · 696 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
1 St Helens Down, Hastings, TN34 2BG
Received 17 Dec 202029 Martingale Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7SW
Received 24 Dec 202019 Amherst Road, Hastings, TN34 1TT
Received 24 Dec 2020Sandown Primary School, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA
Received 16 Dec 2020Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 24 Dec 2020103 Castle Hill Road, Hastings, TN34 3RD
Received 21 Dec 202079 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JW
Received 22 Dec 20207 St Helens Crescent, Hastings, TN34 2EN
Received 5 Jan 202129 - 31 Courthouse Street, Hastings, TN34 3BA
Received 5 Jan 2021Garage rear of, 15 Silchester Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JB
Received 29 Dec 202021 Brittany Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RB
Received 30 Dec 2020Tryst, Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HB
Received 30 Dec 202010 Church Wood Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JW
Received 30 Dec 202081 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2HB
Received 4 Jan 2021Source Park, 45 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JL
Received 5 Jan 20212 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AP
Received 5 Jan 2021Mast Site On Roof, Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 6 Jan 2021Mast Site On Roof, Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 6 Jan 20213 Regency Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UD
Received 1 Jan 20216 Ascot Mews, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0WH
Received 7 Jan 20216 Asten Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DJ
Received 7 Jan 2021Ashbrooke Lodge, 268 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JL
Received 8 Jan 2021Office and Premises, 14 Cross Street, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 8 Jan 2021Basement 13A and Flat 1,(Ground Floor), 13 Clyde Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QE
Received 11 Jan 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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