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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.
9,629 approved · 1,375 refused · 799 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 2003 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
95 Norman Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EG
Received 2 May 2025NatWest Bank, Bank Chambers, 28 Havelock Road, Hastings, TN34 1GW
Received 2 May 2025West Hill Lift, George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA
Received 2 May 202515-16 Markwick Terrace, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RE
Received 5 May 2025Gensing Manor, 19 Dane Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0QW
Received 5 May 2025Hastings Central Library, 13 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HE
Received 25 Apr 20253 Applewood Close, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7JS
Received 28 Apr 2025Upper Park, Alexandra Park, (Rear of 21 Foxcote) St Helens Road, Hastings
Received 28 Apr 202595 Rye Road, Hastings, TN35 5DH
Received 30 Apr 2025Basement, 23(A) East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 7 May 2025Basement, 23(A) East Ascent, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0DS
Received 7 May 20251A Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0LA
Received 8 May 202514 Ironlatch Avenue, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9JE
Received 8 May 2025Ecclesbourne Reservoir, Shearbarn, Barley Lane, Hastings, TN35 5DX
Received 12 May 202545 Churchill Avenue, Hastings, TN35 4LD
Received 12 May 202531 Tower Road West, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0RJ
Received 12 May 2025Plot Tx General Dynamics Ltd, Sidney Little Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9PU
Received 12 May 20251 Anvil Court, St Leonards-on-sea, TN37 7EZ
Received 12 May 202527 All Saints Street, Hastings, TN34 3BJ
Received 14 May 2025227 Hillside Road, Hastings, TN34 2QY
Received 14 May 2025Land at, Station Plaza, Station Approach, Hastings, TN34 1BA
Received 14 May 2025Land at and South of Holmhurst St Mary, The Ridge, (Rear of 8 West Dean Close), St Leonards-on-sea
Received 30 Apr 2025General Dynamics plots E and J, Castleham Road, St Leonards-on-sea, TN38 9NJ
Received 14 May 2025Land at, Station Plaza, Station Approach, Hastings, TN34 1BA
Received 14 May 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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