Terms and conditions of use

Disclaimer

No responsibility will be taken by Hastings Borough Council for any error or omissions in the planning information obtained from the Planning Public Access website. The information contained does not in any way constitute notification of a planning decision, and as such any actions taken as a result of information displayed on the website are undertaken entirely at the viewer's own risk.

Hastings Borough Council will not accept any liability in respect of any loss damage or injury (financial, contractual or otherwise) sustained as a result or allegedly as a result of reliance on the data in our system.

If you have any reason to think the information published is incorrect, please email us at planning@hastings.gov.uk.

Currency of information

Planning Public Access looks directly at our back office software. However, not all historical information is held in this system. You should not use Planning Public Access to compile a complete planning history for a property. For details about what information is held and how, please see Where to view planning application information.

Comments on applications

Comments made on planning applications will be made publically available.  Requests for confidentiality will not be considered.

Comments will be checked before they are published. We will remove offensive, abusive or racist language. We will also ensure we meet the terms of our Privacy Policy in respect to personal information.

When sending your comments you confirm you agree to this and accept legal responsibility for your comments.

Copyright

Plans, drawings and other documents submitted to us are protected by the Copyright Acts (section 47, 1988 Act). You may only use copies of the documents for consultation purposes for example:

• to compare applications with previous schemes
• to check if developments have been completed in accordance with the approved plans.

You must seek the permission of the copyright owner before copies are made for any other purpose.

Ordnance survey mapping on this site is licensed with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Unauthorised reproduction of mapping infringes crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.

The Public Access software is provided by the IDOX Group. They maintain the copyright over the design of the site and the software.