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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.
8,210 approved · 1,205 refused · 698 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Restaurant, 2-3 Pelham Arcade, Pelham Place, Hastings, TN34 3AE
Received 1 Feb 202149 Gresham Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UG
Received 1 Feb 202116 Harold Mews, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EA
Received 1 Feb 2021180 Edmund Road, Hastings, TN35 5LQ
Received 1 Feb 2021214 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NB
Received 27 Jan 2021Astec House, 10-12 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 27 Jan 2021Plot 20, Wartling Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9QX
Received 26 Jan 2021Flat 1, 3 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 28 Jan 202116 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RU
Received 2 Feb 2021D'Arcy Hall, White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LD
Received 2 Feb 2021Land opposite 101 - 109 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 3 Feb 202118 Barrow Rise, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7ST
Received 3 Feb 20214 Byways, Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QX
Received 3 Feb 202114 Abbotsfield Close, Hastings, TN34 2DT
Received 3 Feb 2021Fire Station, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1EX
Received 3 Feb 2021Land adjacent to Halfway Cottage, 248 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 16 Dec 202018 Priory Close, Hastings, TN34 1UJ
Received 11 Dec 2020The House, 107 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 28 Jan 2021Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 4 Feb 2021441 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RT
Received 4 Feb 2021The House, 107 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 4 Feb 202120 Burhill Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0XP
Received 4 Feb 2021Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 4 Feb 2021Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 5 Feb 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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