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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.
8,816 approved · 1,281 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
20 Cambridge Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1EH
Received 8 Apr 2024Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7RD
Received 8 Apr 202429 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 9 Apr 202427-29 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 9 Apr 202420 Laton Road, Hastings, TN34 2ES
Received 2 Apr 20249 Shining Cliff, Hastings, TN34 2GT
Received 28 Mar 2024Service Station, Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RP
Received 10 Apr 202447 Eversfield Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6DB
Received 10 Apr 202429 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DA
Received 10 Apr 202423 Hollington Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SE
Received 10 Apr 2024Garages at Portstone Court, Portland Place, Hastings
Received 10 Apr 202468 Lower Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2LD
Received 4 Apr 20246 High Wickham, Hastings, TN35 5PB
Received 5 Apr 2024Third Floor Flat 5, 27 Charles Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QH
Received 11 Apr 2024Unit SU13a, Kings Walk, Priory Meadow, Hastings, TN34 1PH
Received 11 Apr 2024Service Station, Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RP
Received 11 Apr 202418 Githa Road, Hastings, TN35 5JU
Received 11 Apr 202440 Chapel Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6HU
Received 11 Apr 2024197 Pinders Road, Hastings, TN35 5PW
Received 12 Apr 202459 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AY
Received 12 Apr 2024Land East Of, Burgess Road, Hastings
Received 12 Apr 202412 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
Received 12 Apr 202412 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
Received 12 Apr 202463 Bembrook Road, Hastings, TN34 3PD
Received 15 Apr 2024Records 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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