Public Notices are published in the local newspaper to help residents find out about and influence key impending decisions or activities.
This area of the site is part of our commitment to keeping residents informed and involved so please check it every week for the very latest developments.
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These notices are in .pdf format.
(You may find it useful to read our Help before downloading information.)
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The following different types of public notices may be published on this site:
These Notices include legal notices and those relating to licensing, grants or procurement.
Copies of applications, all plans and other documents submitted with them are available for inspection during normal office hours at the Planning office and also at the Information Centre for a period of 21 days from the date of publication.
You can also view and comment on any planning applications described in a notice by entering the Application Number.
Traffic Notices are published when work is carried out that will affect the public in some way.
There are several types of Traffic Notices:
Regulations require a public consultation period of a minimum of 21 days for the most common form of Traffic Order – known as a Permanent Traffic Order. There is a requirement to publish a Public Notice (Notice of Proposal) to announce that the local authority proposes to make a Traffic Order. This notice must be published in a local newspaper that is circulated in the area of the proposed Traffic Order. The Council currently use The Hastings Observer for this purpose.
Anybody has the right to make a representation to the Council regarding a Proposal. This must be done in writing and state any reasons for objecting. The Council must consider any material objections it receives and in certain cases these may be referred back to the relevant area committee of councillors. If the Proposal proceeds, then a second Public Notice is published (called a Notice of Made Orders) in the same publication. Once the Traffic Order comes into effect, any carriageway marking and traffic signs associated with it will be put in place.
Experimental traffic orders are used to introduce traffic schemes so that their performance may be monitored before being made permanent. There is scope within an experimental traffic to make amendments to a traffic scheme and observe their effect. Experimental Orders differ from Traffic Proposals in that there is no public consultation before the Experimental Traffic Order is made and brought into effect.
A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is made by the Council when it is necessary to prohibit or control vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic along the highway. TTROs can be applied to roads, footways or public rights of way.
Special Events Traffic Orders usually takes the form of a road closure to allow an event to take place in it, such as the Bonfire Procession marking the end of Hastings Week. The format used is similar to that for a temporary traffic order. There is a Notice of Intent, a Notice of Making published in The Observer and Notices placed in the affected streets. The Special Events Order only has effect for the duration of the event.
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For further information about General Notices please contact Hastings Information Centre.
For further information about Traffic Notices please contact Highways Services.
For further information about Planning Notices please contact Planning Services.
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This page last updated: 30/06/2008