Hastings Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Hastings Borough Council decided more than 620 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Hastings Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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22 October 2026 · Approved
39-41 George Street, Hastings, TN34 3EA · HS/FA/23/00395
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25 August 2026 · Refused
Open Space adjacent to Sandrock Park and North of St Helens Church including The Lodge, 309 The Ridge, Hastings · HS/OA/25/00219
Figures for Hastings Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 620 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 41 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 37%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 40plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Hastings Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including heritage assets; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties, with…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: 1) the proposal’s effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to its conservation area location; and 2) the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.