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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.
8,794 approved · 1,278 refused · 751 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Hastings Pier, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY
Received 13 Jan 2024310 Battle Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7BB
Received 15 Jan 2024Builders Yard rear of 41 The Ridge, Coghurst Road, Hastings
Received 22 Jan 2024Rose Cottage, 4 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 22 Jan 2024Rose Cottage, 4 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 22 Jan 2024Rose Cottage, 4 Gillsmans Hill, St Leonards-on-sea
Received 22 Jan 202427 Langham Road, Hastings, TN34 2JE
Received 22 Jan 20244 Highlands Gardens, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0HT
Received 22 Jan 202418 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LG
Received 16 Jan 202416 Netherwood Close, Hastings, TN34 2RE
Received 24 Jan 20248-10 Clifton Road, Hastings, TN35 5AJ
Received 26 Jan 2024148 Downs Road, Hastings, TN34 2DZ
Received 29 Jan 2024Second and Third Floor, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 29 Jan 20249 Strongs Passage, Hastings, TN34 3BY
Received 29 Jan 202411 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 30 Jan 202411 High Street, Hastings, TN34 3EY
Received 30 Jan 2024Rosemary Cottage, 20A Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DA
Received 30 Jan 202425 Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5NX
Received 30 Jan 202493 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LR
Received 31 Jan 202487 Priory Road, Hastings, TN34 3JJ
Received 24 Jan 2024123 Athelstan Road, Hastings, TN35 5JF
Received 1 Feb 2024123 Athelstan Road, Hastings, TN35 5JF
Received 1 Feb 2024The Stade Family Amusement Park, The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3AR
Received 2 Feb 202440 Upper Park Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6SL
Received 2 Feb 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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