Consultation

We are using OPUS Consult for this consultation. To comment you will need to log in to an existing OPUS account or create an OPUS account (when you have registered check your inbox and spam folder for the verification email).

If you would like to comment while you are reading the document click the blue speech icon to the left of each section of the plan. Please visit our help page if you need instructions on how to do this.

Consultation on our new draft Hastings Local Plan (Regulation 18) document runs until 24 March 2021.

Creating a new Local Plan is an exciting opportunity for our town and for you, as it will enable us to shape and manage the future development of land and buildings in our borough over the next 20 years.

The plan is an important document that is referred to when planning applications are assessed and sets out the council's strategy for growth, detailing the use of land and assessing the impact of this on our environment.

You can watch our introductory videos.

View and comment on the Plan through our online consultation software.

You will need to create an OPUS account or log in to your existing account to comment. Please visit our help page if you need instructions on how to do this.

Documents:

• Hastings Local Plan (Regulation 18). Complete version for print.
• Hastings Local Plan (Regulation 18) without Appendix 1. This may not be suitable for all users. Please be aware this is a large document.
• Appendix 1 Site allocations Schedule. This may not be suitable for all users. Please be aware this is a large document
• comment form
• Advice on making your comments

A Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is being undertaken to inform and influence the development of the Local Plan.  As part of this process, an interim SA report has been prepared to accompany the current Regulation 18 consultation on the Local Plan.  In addition to other information, the Interim SA report presents an appraisal of a series of approaches and alternatives for the Local Plan which are currently being evaluated as part of the Plan's development and an assessment of the sites potentially available for allocation.

A full SA report will subsequently be prepared and published to accompany the next version of the draft Local Plan.  View and comment on the SA through our online consultation software.

You will need to create an OPUS account or log in to your existing OPUS account to comment. When you have registered you will be sent a verification email, you may need to check your spam email folder.  Please visit our help page if you need instructions on how to do this.

If you or someone you know is unable to access the consultation information online, please let us know by emailing fplanning@hastings.gov.uk or calling our Local Plan consultation voicemail on 01424 451102 to leave a message for us to come back to you.