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.
8,670 approved · 1,263 refused · 738 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Jempsons Bakers Ltd, 18-21 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1NY
Received 22 May 2023Land at Plot Px and Plot Qx, Sidney Little Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 22 May 2023Royal Albion Mansions, Marine Parade, Hastings, TN34 3AQ
Received 16 May 2023Second and Third Floor, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 16 May 2023West side of Priory Road, West Hill Open Space, Priory Road, Hastings
Received 23 May 2023381 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PA
Received 23 May 2023First Floor And Second Floor Flat, 99 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AT
Received 23 May 20232 Chambers Crescent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9HZ
Received 23 May 2023St Leonards Motors, Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9QQ
Received 23 May 20236 Torfield House, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 23 May 202324 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 24 May 202324 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 24 May 20235 White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LD
Received 24 May 20239 Gladstone Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3JX
Received 24 May 202324 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY
Received 24 May 2023211 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LU
Received 24 May 2023Harrow Lane playing fields, Harrow Lane, St Leonards on sea
Received 25 May 2023107 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EJ
Received 25 May 202318 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2HE
Received 25 May 202325 Manor Road, Hastings, TN34 3LL
Received 26 May 2023Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 26 May 2023Former University of Brighton in Hastings, Priory Street, Hastings, TN34 1EA
Received 29 May 20238-9 Harold Place, Hastings, TN34 1JA
Received 29 May 202339-41 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 29 May 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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