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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.
8,642 approved · 1,259 refused · 735 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
His Place Church, Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
Received 30 Jan 20236 St Matthews Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TS
Received 30 Jan 202316 Avondale Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SA
Received 30 Jan 2023First Floor Flat 2, 25 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6BY
Received 24 Jan 202348 Marina (Flat 2), St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0BE
Received 25 Jan 2023357 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6PA
Received 23 Jan 20232 Chambers Crescent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9HZ
Received 1 Feb 202343 Birch Way, Hastings, TN34 2JZ
Received 2 Feb 202328 Freshwater Avenue, Hastings, TN34 2HS
Received 2 Feb 2023Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 2 Feb 2023Community Care Home, 14 Beckley Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9TA
Received 2 Feb 2023Cavendish House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3AA
Received 2 Feb 20231 The Gables, Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2JU
Received 2 Feb 2023Former Westerleigh School northern playing field, Hollington Park Close, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 3 Feb 202338 Westminster Crescent, Hastings, TN34 2AW
Received 6 Feb 2023Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 6 Feb 2023Land east of, 16-24 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 6 Feb 2023Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 7 Feb 2023Combe Haven Holiday Park, Harley Shute Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8BZ
Received 7 Feb 2023Shop and Premises, 20 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6NH
Received 7 Feb 202341 Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5NB
Received 31 Jan 202317 Pilgrims Way, Hastings, TN34 2LF
Received 6 Feb 2023Land west side of, Rock Lane, Hastings
Received 9 Feb 202333 St Marys Terrace, Hastings, TN34 3LR
Received 9 Feb 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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