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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.
8,873 approved · 1,289 refused · 755 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
94 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RN
Received 23 Jul 2024116 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6RN
Received 23 Jul 20242 Beauharrow Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BL
Received 24 Jul 2024NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 24 Jul 2024236 Little Ridge Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7HN
Received 25 Jul 202434 The Bourne, Hastings, TN34 3AY
Received 25 Jul 2024Land rear of, 111-114 Marina, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 26 Jul 2024Former Car Park, Cornwallis Street, Hastings
Received 26 Jul 20241 Ironlatch Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JQ
Received 26 Jul 20245 Gloucester Cottages, Cavendish Place, Hastings, TN34 3HN
Received 26 Jul 2024Belle Vue, 8 Martineau Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DS
Received 26 Jul 202411 Ebenezer Road, Hastings, TN34 3BS
Received 26 Jul 2024174 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DZ
Received 26 Jul 2024174 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DZ
Received 26 Jul 2024Garages adjacent 2, Middle Road, Hastings, TN35 5DL
Received 29 Jul 2024Site of former Hastings College of Arts and Technology, Archery Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HX
Received 29 Jul 2024Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 30 Jul 2024486 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PG
Received 30 Jul 2024100 & 100A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 30 Jul 2024Junction House, 1 Sedlescombe Road South, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0TA
Received 15 Jul 202463 Mount Road, Hastings, TN35 5LA
Received 17 Jul 2024Land east of, 16-24 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 31 Jul 20249 Beauport Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PQ
Received 2 Aug 202427 Boscobel Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0NY
Received 5 Aug 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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