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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.
8,502 approved · 1,242 refused · 718 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Royal Hotel, 1 St Johns Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HP
Received 8 Apr 202232 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DG
Received 8 Apr 2022Old Roar Villa, 116 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HD
Received 11 Apr 2022The Firs Sports Ground, Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2AX
Received 11 Apr 20229 Kite Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DR
Received 11 Apr 2022Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 10 Apr 20224 St Matthews Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TR
Received 12 Apr 2022Ridge House, 27 Boscobel Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LX
Received 12 Apr 2022Chalet 81, High Beech Chalet Park, Washington Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 12 Apr 2022375 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5HG
Received 12 Apr 20223 Shepherd Court, 1 Shepherd Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ET
Received 11 Apr 2022Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 12 Apr 202232 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PN
Received 13 Apr 20226A Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 13 Apr 202217 Hazelwood Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HL
Received 13 Apr 202288 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SL
Received 13 Apr 202269 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LE
Received 14 Apr 2022The Pound Junction Of Harold Road, Old London Road, Hastings
Received 14 Apr 2022The Ice House Hotel, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW
Received 13 Apr 20221 Pilgrims Way, Hastings, TN34 2LF
Received 13 Apr 202218 Park Crescent, Hastings, TN34 2PP
Received 13 Apr 2022Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5NA
Received 19 Apr 202243 Earl Street, Hastings, TN34 1SG
Received 19 Apr 202276 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AS
Received 19 Apr 2022Records 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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