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.
8,611 approved · 1,251 refused · 729 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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18 Park View, Hastings, TN34 2HE
Received 3 Oct 202255 Baldslow Road, Hastings, TN34 2EY
Received 3 Oct 202247A Southwater Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JR
Received 4 Oct 2022Millifont Guest House, 8-9 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH
Received 4 Oct 2022Educational Unit, The Firs Sports Ground, Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2AX
Received 4 Oct 2022Educational Unit, The Firs Sports Ground, Elphinstone Road, Hastings, TN34 2AX
Received 4 Oct 202225 Vale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PT
Received 27 Sept 202229-31 Courthouse Street, Hastings, TN34 3BA
Received 26 Sept 202231 Gillsmans Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SN
Received 30 Sept 2022Garage and Premises, 7-9 South Street, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AP
Received 5 Oct 202239-41 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 6 Oct 202239-41 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 6 Oct 2022Beaufort House, 25 St Johns Road (land at rear), St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HN
Received 6 Oct 2022Land fronting 443 and 445 Battle Road, TN37 7BB
Received 6 Oct 2022310 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BB
Received 7 Oct 2022Former The St Leonards Academy Darwell Campus, Darwell Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JP
Received 30 Sept 202220 Winchelsea Lane, Hastings, TN35 4LG
Received 30 Sept 2022Rear of 248 Wishing Tree Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9LA
Received 4 Oct 2022Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 6 Oct 202260-61 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DB
Received 10 Oct 202254 Ghyllside Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2QH
Received 10 Oct 2022Conquest Hospital (Formerly Spire), The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 10 Oct 202214 Centurion Rise, Hastings, TN34 2UL
Received 10 Oct 2022Land East Of, Burgess Road, Hastings
Received 10 Oct 2022Records 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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