Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
8,567 approved · 1,249 refused · 722 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Jan 2010 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
17 Tuppenney Close, Hastings, TN35 5QJ
Received 22 Jun 2022Hollington Library, 96 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AG
Received 23 Jun 2022Rear of Swan House (65 High Street), Memorial Gardens, Swan Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3HT
Received 20 Jun 20225A East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 22 Jun 2022Fluid, Nightclub and Premises, 20 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 22 Jun 2022209 Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JJ
Received 23 Jun 202219 Ochiltree Road, Hastings, TN34 2AJ
Received 23 Jun 202273 Amherst Road, Hastings, TN34 1TX
Received 23 Jun 202241 Amherst Road, Hastings, TN34 1TX
Received 23 Jun 2022Land East Of, Burgess Road, Hastings
Received 23 Jun 2022Pavement Little Ridge Avenue, Hastings (Opposite 71-78 Oasthouse Close)
Received 24 Jun 2022Pavement, Bohemia Road, Hastings (east of The Oval and Opposite Summerfields Sport Centre Car Park)
Received 24 Jun 2022Pavement western side Warrior Square Gardens, Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea (Opposite 13-15 Warrior Square)
Received 24 Jun 202249 Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9DU
Received 24 Jun 2022Hill House, 13 Hill Street, Hastings, TN34 3HU
Received 27 Jun 2022Hill House, 13 Hill Street, Hastings, TN34 3HU
Received 27 Jun 2022Land rear of 381, Old London Road, (adjacent to garage rear of 12 Saxon Road), Hastings
Received 27 Jun 2022Flat 7, 48 Warrior Square, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BS
Received 27 Jun 2022Shop and Premises 2-3, Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6EA
Received 27 Jun 20222 East Beach Street, Hastings, TN34 3AR
Received 27 Jun 20226 Ironlatch Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JQ
Received 27 Jun 202216 Maplehurst Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NA
Received 28 Jun 2022Third Floor Flat 5, 27 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QH
Received 23 Jun 2022146 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2EJ
Received 29 Jun 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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