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.
8,657 approved · 1,263 refused · 736 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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177 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7ER
Received 30 Mar 2023253 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AN
Received 30 Mar 202310 Lancing Close, Hastings, TN34 2PL
Received 30 Mar 202320 Stockleigh Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JP
Received 30 Mar 2023Sussex Waste Management site, Whitworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PZ
Received 30 Mar 2023790 The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PS
Received 31 Mar 202395 Winterbourne Close, Hastings, TN34 1XQ
Received 31 Mar 202320 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH
Received 3 Apr 2023149 Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TP
Received 27 Mar 2023First Floor Flat, 29 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JN
Received 27 Mar 2023Former Hall and Co Yard, Ore Station Yard, Parker Road, Hastings, TN34 3TJ
Received 3 Apr 2023Tower View, 33 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0PA
Received 4 Apr 2023Shop and Premises, 20 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DU
Received 4 Apr 2023Land rear of 52 - 68 Boyne Road, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35
Received 28 Mar 2023Enviro21 Park, Queensway Avenue South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9AG
Received 4 Apr 202315 North Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EY
Received 5 Apr 2023144 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EN
Received 5 Apr 2023Car Park, Cornwallis Street, Hastings
Received 6 Apr 2023Second Floor Flat, 86 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0JD
Received 6 Apr 20231 Manston Way, Hastings, TN34 2TA
Received 6 Apr 2023The Oaks, Campkin Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7FD
Received 7 Apr 2023Amberley, 13 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SJ
Received 7 Apr 202354 Boscobel Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NZ
Received 7 Apr 2023Land Rear of Ivyhouse Business Park, Haywood Way, Hastings
Received 7 Apr 2023Records 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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