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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.
8,230 approved · 1,210 refused · 700 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
6 Fleetwood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RU
Received 24 Mar 20216 Abbotsfield Close, Hastings, TN34 2DT
Received 24 Mar 202123A Hazelwood Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HL
Received 24 Mar 2021San Bento, 103 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 25 Mar 2021Buckswood Groups Centre, 28-29 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37
Received 25 Mar 20216 Grange Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QE
Received 25 Mar 2021Footpath opposite 174 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 26 Mar 20218 Ochiltree Close, Hastings, TN34 2AH
Received 26 Mar 2021Entrance to Laser Lane at Kings Road and adjoining Handguard House, Laser Lane, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 26 Mar 202143A George Street, (Unit 1 and part Unit 2) Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 26 Mar 202110 Old House Gardens, Hastings, TN34 2JS
Received 23 Mar 2021Offices, 389A London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PA
Received 22 Mar 2021Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary,(Rear of 1 Kingsdale Close), The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 29 Mar 2021Buckswood Groups Centre, 28-29 Grand Parade, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37
Received 29 Mar 2021Petrol Fillng Station, 54 The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA
Received 31 Mar 2021Land at Plot Px and Plot Qx, Sidney Little Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 30 Mar 202128A The Green, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SX
Received 31 Mar 2021Woodbine Cottage, 2 High Wickham, Hastings, TN35 5PB
Received 31 Mar 202121 Scutes Close, Hastings, TN34 2BU
Received 31 Mar 20213 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 31 Mar 20213 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 31 Mar 2021land on the west side of Sunningdale Drive (oppostise 25 Sunningdale Drive), St Leonards-on-sea
Received 31 Mar 20211 Benenden Rise, Hastings, TN34 2HN
Received 1 Apr 202117 Linley Drive, Hastings, TN34 2DD
Received 1 Apr 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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