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Current consultation
Consultation on the Development Management Plan runs for 12 weeks, between 03 February and Friday 27 April 2012. This is your opportunity to shape and influence which sites are allocated or protected for different land uses, and the policies we use in deciding planning applications.
We have already held two 'introductory workshops' for residents associations and community groups. A report outlining the format of the session, questions and comments raised at these workshops is available on our documents page.
Exhibitions
As part of the current consultation we are holding exhibitions at various locations around the town to provide you with a more information about the Plan, and to explain in person how you can make your comments. These will be held as follows:
Monday 06 February:
3pm to 6pm
The Bridge Community Centre, 361 Priory Road, Hastings TN34 3NW
Wednesday 08 February:
10am to 1pm
Gensing and Central St Leonards Community Centre, 16 Silchester Road, St Leonards TN38 0JB
Friday 10 February:
3pm to 6pm
The Stade Hall, The Stade, Hastings TN34 3AR
Tuesday 14 February:
12noon to 7pm
Town Hall, Queens Road, Hastings TN34 1QR
Thursday 16 February:
10am to 1pm
Tilekiln Community Centre, Tilebarn Road, St Leonards TN38 9PA
Saturday 03 March
9am to 5.30pm
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings TN34 1PH
A small display will also be available in our Planning Reception at Aquila House throughout the consultation period.
How to comment
You can make your comments at any point during the 12 week consultation period. All comments must be submitted by 4pm on Friday 27 April 2012.
From 03 February you can view the document and comment online or complete and return our paper response form, copies are available from our offices, or you can download.
You can also post comments on Facebook, or contact us through Twitter, although these will not be taken forward as formal representations. We will make sure that we reply to any queries posted this way.
Use this link to make an online response:
Development Management Plan consultation document and online response facility (this link will open in a new browser window).
Download the consultation documents:
Please note that these these documents have a large file size and may take some minutes to download.
Keeping in touch
If you would like to be kept informed of progress on the Development Management Plan including site allocations, the Planning Strategy or any other documents making up the new Local Plan, please e-mail fplanning@hastings.gov.uk or telephone 01424 451098 giving your name, organisation or group name (if applicable) address, postcode and e-mail address. Your details will be entered onto our Planning Policy database and you will receive our latest Newsletter.
You can also follow our progress on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
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Previous Planning Policy consultations
Planning Strategy (formerly the Core Strategy)
Informal consultation
Between Monday 27 June and Monday 08 August 2011, comments were invited on the Shaping Hastings: Core Strategy informal consultation document.
Download the report:
Recent changes to the planning system meant that we had to change parts of the draft Plan (since we consulted on the previous version in 2008) and add in new sections - the informal consultation asked for your views about these changes.
All comments that were submitted will be looked at and taken into account where possible in the final draft of the Plan. There will be a further opportunity to make comments on the draft in 2012, as outlined in the timetable.
Comments received on the Core Strategy informal consultation document can be viewed here:Core Strategy informal representations and responses (this link will open in a new browser window). A consultation report has also been produced which is available on our documents page.
Preferred Approaches
The statutory consultation to our 'Shaping Hastings - Core Strategy Preferred Approaches' took place between 27 May and 08 July 2008.
Representations received on the Preferred Approaches document and Sustainability Appraisal, together with our responses, can be viewed here: Preferred Approaches representations and responses - this link will open in a new browser window.
Issues and Options
The consultation on one of our early LDF documents 'Shaping Hastings - Core Strategy Issues and Options' took place between 30 October and 08 December 2006.
The responses to the Issues and Options consultation can be found on our documents page.
Development Management Plan including Site Allocations
Shaping Hastings - The Big Map consultation (Site Specific Allocations Development Plan Document)
Informal consultation on the Big Map ran from 22 February until 06 April 2010 - thank you to everyone who took the time to attend one of our drop-in sessions or made comments using the on-line or paper questionnaire or directly by site. We have been looking at all the comments and completed questionnaires and have compiled a summary report setting out who we consulted with, the main issues raised and how these will be taken forward.
The Big Map
The Big Map is still available for information only on Google maps. The maps show potential housing sites, existing retail and employment areas together with a proposed town centre boundary and proposed new cycle routes. Click on the markers in the left-hand column to review the information about each site.
