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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.
8,193 approved · 1,203 refused · 698 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Flat 5, 69 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BJ
Received 11 Jan 2021Pinewood, 5 Westfield Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NE
Received 11 Jan 20212 Lullington Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7SH
Received 11 Jan 2021214 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NB
Received 11 Jan 202120 Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RF
Received 11 Jan 202120 Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RF
Received 11 Jan 202120 Winchelsea Lane, Hastings, TN35 4LG
Received 13 Jan 2021Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 12 Jan 202131 Vicarage Road, Hastings, TN34 3LZ
Received 12 Jan 202116 Pilot Road, Hastings, TN34 2AP
Received 12 Jan 202117 Offa Road, Hastings, TN35 5HR
Received 12 Jan 2021Combe Haven Holiday Park, Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BZ
Received 14 Jan 20217 Telford Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LY
Received 14 Jan 202162 Church Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EE
Received 14 Jan 20211 Old House Gardens, Hastings, TN34 2JS
Received 15 Jan 202135 Ochiltree Road, Hastings, TN34 2AJ
Received 15 Jan 202188 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 15 Jan 202188 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 15 Jan 202147 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DH
Received 18 Jan 20217 The Coppice, Hastings, TN34 1YR
Received 18 Jan 2021Ground Floor, 56 Springfield Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TZ
Received 20 Jan 2021Offices First Second Third and Fourth Floors, 10-11 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY
Received 14 Jan 2021Former Ark Helenswood Academy Upper School, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AF
Received 19 Jan 202118 Upper Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6SL
Received 19 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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