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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.
9,458 approved · 1,348 refused · 796 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tesco Extra, Church Wood Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9RB
Received 25 Dec 2024Land adjacent, 2 Filsham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AU
Received 30 Dec 2024Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 3 Jan 2025Former Ashdown House, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7PB
Received 3 Jan 2025104C High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ES
Received 3 Jan 202596 Victoria Avenue, Hastings, TN35 5BT
Received 6 Jan 20255 Burden Place, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9EQ
Received 6 Jan 202529 Ashford Way, Hastings, TN34 2HG
Received 7 Jan 2025The Old Rectory, 2-4 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5ND
Received 8 Jan 2025The Old Rectory, 2-4 Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5ND
Received 8 Jan 2025Former Mount Denys, 187 The Ridge, Hastings
Received 9 Jan 2025Basement Flat 59A, 59 Pevensey Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LE
Received 9 Jan 20252 Shirley Drive, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JW
Received 13 Jan 2025Land adj 1A Wykeham Road, Hastings, TN34 1UA
Received 13 Jan 202540 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 13 Jan 202540 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 13 Jan 2025East Hill House, 13 Tackleway, Hastings, TN34 3DE
Received 13 Jan 2025Brass Monkey, Public House and Premises, 18 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1BP
Received 13 Jan 2025212 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7ES
Received 14 Jan 202575 St Helens Park Road, Hastings, TN34 2JJ
Received 15 Jan 202523 Gillsmans Park, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0SN
Received 16 Jan 202527-29 Cambridge Road, Hastings, TN34 1DJ
Received 16 Jan 20259 St Saviours Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0AS
Received 16 Jan 202539 Marine Court, Marina, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DN
Received 17 Jan 2025Records 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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