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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.
8,395 approved · 1,225 refused · 711 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Land at rear of 401 Battle Road, (Adjacent 41 Willingdon Close), St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BE
Received 16 Nov 202175 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NJ
Received 17 Nov 202115 Ravine Close, Hastings, TN34 2BH
Received 10 Nov 2021Martlet House, 17 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LG
Received 10 Nov 2021Hastings Mosque, Mercatoria, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EB
Received 17 Nov 2021The Beacon, 67-68 St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LS
Received 10 Nov 2021Harrow Lane playing fields, Harrow Lane, St Leonards on sea
Received 22 Nov 2021191 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RG
Received 18 Nov 2021Site of Mount Pleasant Hospital, 7 Frederick Road, Hastings, TN35 5AA
Received 28 Oct 20216 Westerleigh Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0UQ
Received 18 Nov 20212 Tillington Terrace, Hastings, TN35 5JS
Received 18 Nov 2021440 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NY
Received 18 Nov 2021The Coach House, St Leonards Mansions, 19 West Hill Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NA
Received 19 Nov 202119 Old Harrow Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EG
Received 22 Nov 202120 Silchester Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JB
Received 22 Nov 2021Dingle Cottage, Jenners Lane, Hastings, TN35 4LH
Received 22 Nov 20213 Pelham Crescent, Hastings, TN34 3AF
Received 22 Nov 2021309-311 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NE
Received 24 Nov 2021Debenhams, (Part of 1st floor) 1-3 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HN
Received 25 Nov 2021First Floor And Second Floor Flat, 86 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RL
Received 24 Nov 2021Kenmare, 158 Old Roar Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HH
Received 26 Nov 20214 Braybrooke Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1TD
Received 29 Nov 2021Site of former 34, West Street, Hastings, TN34 3AN
Received 29 Nov 2021Carousel Nursey, 1 Westmoreland Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LF
Received 29 Nov 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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