FOI request (FOIR-537390874)

Future Plans for Hastings Country Park

Requested Mon 07 August 2023
Responded  Thu 24 August 2023

A recent meeting took place where ***** gave details of future plans for Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve.

Grants from the government (previously from the EU) depend on tenure (countryside stewardship) agreements that last ten years. The current agreement ends this October, the new one starts 01 Jan 2024 and ends 2034.

Please provide under EIR:

1. A copy of the new management plan for the Country Park.

2. All documents (including emails and correspondence) concerning the new management plan for the Country Park.

3. Copies of all consultation documents (including emails and correspondence) that have taken place concerning the new management plan.

4. Copies of all agreements (including emails and correspondence) that will be in place from 2024.

Response

1. The Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve Management Plan 2020-2030 is available on our website:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/content/parks_gardens_allotments/park_management/438047/Hastings_Country_Park_Nature_Reserve_Management_Plan_2020-2030.pdf

2. Information not held, there is no new management plan.

3. Information not held, there is no new management plan.

4. Information not held, there are no agreements or emails relating to any agreements.