Development Management Plan: Adopted September 2015

The Development Management Plan is the second key document prepared as part of the Hastings Local Plan. Its sets out policies for the management of development in the town as well as specific allocations to meet the overall targets set in the overarching Hastings Planning Strategy.

The Development Management Plan was assessed by an Independent Planning Inspector, who concluded that along with the recommended Main Modifications, the Development Management Plan, satisfied the requirements of Section 20(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act and met the criteria for soundness in the National Planning Policy Framework.

The Development Management Plan was adopted by Full Council on 23 September 2015, and alongside the Hastings Planning Strategy forms part of the statutory Development Plan for the Borough.

• Development Management Plan online interactive written statement
• Policies Map
• Sustainability Appraisal (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment)
• Adoption Statement
• Environmental Statement
• Development Management Plan downloadable print version (.pdf 114MB)

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