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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.
8,707 approved · 1,263 refused · 742 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Stanhope Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0ED
Received 16 Jun 20232 Edwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JT
Received 16 Jun 20234 Edwin Road, Hastings, TN35 5JT
Received 16 Jun 2023Carphone Warehouse, Unit Su11, Queens Square, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 19 Jun 202334 Reedswood Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DW
Received 19 Jun 202363 Boyne Road, Hastings, TN35 5NY
Received 20 Jun 20236 Torfield House, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ET
Received 7 Jun 20234 Pilgrims Way, Hastings, TN34 2LF
Received 8 Jun 2023Site of former 59, High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EN
Received 9 Jun 2023Hastings Pier, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 12 Jun 202355 Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HJ
Received 21 Jun 202355 Croft Road, Hastings, TN34 3HJ
Received 21 Jun 2023440 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NY
Received 21 Jun 2023York Road Buildings between, 4-6 York Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PU
Received 23 Jun 2023Former Filsham Nurseries, 37 Charles Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RT
Received 23 Jun 2023Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 23 Jun 2023Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 23 Jun 2023Basement And Ground Floor, 41A Southwater Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JR
Received 26 Jun 2023Hill House, 13 Hill Street, Hastings, TN34 3HU
Received 26 Jun 2023Hill House, 13 Hill Street, Hastings, TN34 3HU
Received 26 Jun 202314 Wellington Square, Hastings, TN34 1PB
Received 19 Jun 20237 Hamilton Gardens, Hastings, TN35 5HQ
Received 26 Jun 2023236 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 27 Jun 2023Queen Anne Statue, Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PT
Received 27 Jun 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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