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    • FOI request (FOIR-451707913)

      Local Plan

      Requested Wed 14 September 2022
      Responded Mon 24 October 2022

       1. Does the council have a Local Plan, which has been developed and/or updated in the past seven years (i.e. from January 2016 to date)?

      2. Has any area(s) been identified as suitable for wind energy development in the latest Local Plan?

      3. Has the council explicitly considered and has been unable to identify a suitable area for wind energy development in the latest Local Plan?

      4. Does the council have a Neighbourhood Plan(s), which has been developed and/or updated in the past seven years (i.e. from January 2016 to date)?

      5. Has any area(s) been identified as suitable for wind energy development in the latest Neighbourhood Plan?

      6. Has the council explicitly considered and has been unable to identify a suitable area for wind energy development in the latest Neighbourhood Plan?

      7. Please confirm how many (if any) onshore wind farm applications have been granted planning approval by the local authority during the past seven years (i.e. January 2016 to date)?

      8. Please confirm how many (if any) solar farm (i.e. large-scale ground-mounted solar PV system) applications have been granted planning approval by the local authority during the past seven years (i.e. January 2016 to date)?

       

      Further, can you kindly provide a copy of the latest (a) Local Plan and (b) Neighbourhood Plan and (c) confirm which sections (or pages) relate to the identification (or non-identification) of suitable areas for wind energy development?    


      Response

      Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.

      1. No, the current Plan was adopted in 2014 (Hastings Planning Strategy) and 2015 (Development Management Plan). A new Plan is in production and has reached Regulation 18 stage.

      2. The adopted Plan outlines the potential for renewable energy generation including wind across a broad area rather than being site specific. See HPS Policies FA1 and SC6(b) and para 5.20.

      3. A replacement Plan is still in development, work on the identification of renewable energy sites is ongoing, See draft Strategic Policy 9.

      4. No

      5. Not applicable

      6. Not applicable

      7. Zero

      8. Subject to the definition of large scale, which is not specified here, again zero.

      Requested weblinks:

      Adopted Plan (Part 1 doc) - Hastings Planning Strategy:

      https://www.planvu.co.uk/hbc2015/policy_docs.php - follow the links Draft Regulation 18

      Local Plan:

      https://www.hastings.gov.uk/content/planning/planning_policy/local_plan/pdfs/Printable_Local_Plan_Regulation_18_consultation_doc.pdf

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