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.
8,749 approved · 1,271 refused · 749 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
89 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QB
Received 2 Oct 20239 Ledsham Way, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7LG
Received 2 Oct 202399 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7AB
Received 4 Oct 202337-38 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 4 Oct 202337-38 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BU
Received 4 Oct 2023208 St Helens Road, Hastings, TN34 2NB
Received 4 Oct 202318 Githa Road, Hastings, TN35 5JU
Received 4 Oct 20231 St Matthews Road, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 4 Oct 202332 Fairfield Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7UA
Received 4 Oct 2023153-154 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RN
Received 5 Oct 202359 Paynton Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7DZ
Received 5 Oct 202357 High Beech Chalet Park, Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BS
Received 29 Sept 2023440 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NY
Received 6 Oct 2023440 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7NY
Received 6 Oct 2023Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 6 Oct 2023Astec House, 10-12 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 5 Oct 2023Sussex Waste Management site, Whitworth Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PZ
Received 2 Oct 202357 Ochiltree Road, Hastings, TN34 2AJ
Received 2 Oct 2023Rear of Uffington, 31 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QB
Received 3 Oct 2023Nationwide, Bank and Premises, 15 Wellington Place, Hastings, TN34 1BL
Received 10 Oct 2023His Place Church, Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 10 Oct 20239 Sovereign Close, Hastings, TN34 2UB
Received 11 Oct 2023Berrington Mansions, Jubilee Gardens, & 4 Jubilee Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0FS
Received 12 Oct 202348 St Marys Road, Hastings, TN34 3LW
Received 13 Oct 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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