Draft New Local Plan Evidence Base

• Low Carbon Energy study

• Duty to Cooperate Statement
• Ashdown Forest Statement of Common Ground

• Statement of Community Involvement
• The Local Development Scheme in Hastings
• Local plan monitoring in Hastings
• Interim Consultation Statement (Regulation 22) (Feb 2026)
• Equality Impact Assessment: Pre-Submission Version to accompany Regulation 19 publication September 2026

• Hastings Heritage Strategy and Action Plan

• Hastings Densification and Capacity Study June 2026
• Strategic Housing & Employment Land Availability Assessment (2025)
• Meeting The Accommodation Needs of The Gypsy and Traveller Community 2026 (Sep 2026)
• Appendix 1 SHELAA Call for Sites Form 2019 (Sep 2019)
• Appendix 2 SHELAA Call for Sites Targeted Call Responses (2023)
• Appendix 3 Gypsy, Traveler and Travelling Showpeople New Site Form (2025)
• Appendix 4 Communication Log for Call for Sites 2025 (Aug 2025)
• Appendix 5 2024 GTLAA Details Site Assessments (2024)
• Corrections to SHELAA
• Housing and Economic Needs Assessment (HEDNA)
• Hastings and Rother Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) update 2024 including Appendices A-D
• HEDNA 2024 correction to tables 160,163,168 and 170
• HEDNA 2024 (Appendix E).pdf
• HEDNA_2024_(Appendix_F_part_1)
• HEDNA_2024_(Appendix_F_part_2)
• East Sussex Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Needs Assessment (GTAA)
• GTAA addendum changes to definition and terminology
• Hastings Town Centre Retail and leisure study

This link was incorrectly displaying household survey results instead of the main report.  The main report has been uploaded at 1:37pm on 25.02.26

• Hastings Town Centre Retail and Leisure Uses Study Appendices
• Hastings Town Centre Retail and Leisure Uses Study Centre Health Checks
• Hastings Town Centre Retail and Leisure Uses Study Household Survey Results
• Residential Development Space And Accessibility Requirements topic paper

• Infrastructure Delivery Plan

• Habitat Regulations Assessment to accompany Regulation 19 publication August 2026
• Green and Blue Infrastructure and Biodiversity Net Gain Strategy
• Local Wildlife Sites Review (LWS) 
• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 1
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 01 - Study Area
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 02 - Topography
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 03 - Superficial Geology
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 04 - Bedrock Geology
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 05 - Historical Flood Records
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 06 - Sewer Flooding
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 07 - Flooding from Rivers and Seas (Flood Zone Map)
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 08 - Tidal Model Outputs
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 09 - Flood Risk Management Infrastructure
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 10 - Hydraulic Modelling Coverage
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 11 - Fluvial Model Outputs
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 12 - Flood Warning Areas
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 13 - Map of Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFfSW)
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 14 - Susceptibility to GW Flooding
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 15 - Artificial Sources
• SFRA Appendix A Figure 16 - Flood Zone b Delineation
• Landscape Sensitivity to Residential and Commercial Development within Rother District (August 2026) - For information on the Hastings Fringe Context area see section A64 to A92
• Landscape Sensitivity to Residential, Commercial and Solar Development within Hastings(December 2024)
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-1
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-2
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-3
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-4
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-5
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-6
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-7
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-8
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study - Appendix A-9 - This document was replaced on 25.09.26 with a revised version which corrected some wording to the second sentence of the sensitivity analysis on page A110 to remove ambiguity in the interpretation of this sentence
• Hastings Landscape Sensitivity Study Supplementary Document

The link for SRFA - Appendix A Figure 14 and SRFA Appendix A Figure 16 were reported as not working on 03.03.26. These documents were fixed on 03.03.26 at 3.45pm.

• Sustainability Appraisal to accompany Regulation 19 publication September 2026
• Sustainability Appraisal Technical Annex: GIS Site Assessment September 2026

• Hastings and Rother Playing Pitch and Built facilities Strategy
• Strategic Open Space and Play assessment - The associated appendices to this Assessment are available on request. The technical nature of these documents means they cannot be made digitally accessible and for this reason they are not published here.

• Hastings Borough Local Plan Shared Transport Evidence Base (STEB) Transport Modelling for the Hastings Local plan, September 2026
• Local Plan Transport Evidence Joint Position Statement February 2026
• Hastings Local Plan Transport Assessment and Mitigation Report
• Sustainable Transport Audit - Task 2 Gap Analysis Technical Note
• Hastings Local Plan Evidence Technical Note - Pre-Covid19 and Post-Covid 19 Modal Comparisons

• Hastings Borough Council Local Plan Viability Assessment September 2026 (60MB)