FOI request (FOIR-511348261)

Licensing

Requested Fri 28 April 2023
Responded  Thu 04 May 2023

It has been brought to my attention that any establishments with a use class of E that carry out any form of teaching require a use class of both E and F.

I am aware of several businesses in the Old Town that are shops ,cafes, restaurants or pubs that carry out workshops that teach people.

1. Please provide me with the names of establishments in Hastings Old Town that have both a planning usage class of E and usage class F.

2. Please provide me with the number of establishments that have both a planning usage class of E and usage class F.

3. Please provide the use classes in place for the following HBC owned establishments:

a. The Country Park Visitor Centre

b. The Hastings Museum

c. The Nest High Street

Response

1. The requested information is publicly held and can be viewed on our website using the public access tool and its search function:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

2. The requested information is publicly held and can be viewed on our website using the public access tool and its search function:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/searching/

3. This requires an assessment of the use, which falls outside the remit of the Freedom of Information Act. A query regarding the lawful use of a premises is a fee paying query (£223) and can be made by emailing:

planning@hastings.gov.uk.

Fees for use class checks can be found here:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/fees/enquiries/