Hastings Borough Council

This is your opportunity to share your views and help shape the future of the borough. Make sure you have your say -

The Draft Plan covers lots of important things such as homes, jobs, parks and open spaces, community facilities, schools, sports facilities, health centres, and transport.

Hastings Local Plan consultation: 'Your Town, Your Future' — have your say on the town's plan to 2041.

Out and about in town today? Head to Priory Meadow between 10am and 2pm to find out more about the Draft Local Plan and ask Planning Policy officers any questions you have about the consultation.

If you are concerned about someone who is rough sleeping, let us know at StreetLink -

If anyone has any queries regarding this provision outside of office hours, the out of hours team can be contacted on 01424 451999.

We are continuing to offer support to rough sleepers this winter including support to find a longer-term home.

• People can access free laundry facilities

• Last entry 10pm. People do not need to approach the council in order to access this SWEP provision.

• Three hot meals a day will be provided at no cost

• People can access free shower facilities

The centre will provide dorm style beds with freshly laundered pillows and duvets, with space available for those who need a quieter room.

Warming Up The Homeless have confirmed that: 

• People with pets are welcome

The council has been working with Warming Up The Homeless to provide a place of overnight safety for rough sleepers during the severe weather. 

The overnight centre is at Gizmo House, 23 Priory Street, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1EA (opposite Domino’s Pizza). Telephone: 07367 060708 / 07731 998878.

Snow-covered Hastings rooftops and hills, large "SWEP ACTIVE" warning overlaid with Hastings Borough Council logo

The Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) has been activated in the Hastings Borough Council area from Friday 13 March 2026 and will remain active until further notice.

With new values coming into effect on 1 April 2026 there are actions you can take now to be ready. Go to the VOA’s website to find everything you need to know and what steps you can take now: www.gov.uk/guidance/help-with-the-2026-business-rates-revaluation

Business rates valuations are changing — find your future valuation at gov.uk/find-business-rates.

Your business rates valuation might be changing. 

The Valuation Office Agency is responsible for reviewing the rateable value for over 2 million commercial properties across England and Wales.

You can also play your part by reporting any litter you see to us at https://www.hastings.gov.uk/streetcleaning/litter/ and by always binning your litter.

We would like to thank all the wonderful volunteers taking part in this year’s campaign, as well as those who regularly litter pick throughout the year, for helping us keep the borough tidy.

Homepage | Keep Britain Tidy Improving the environment on your doorstep

If you would like to get involved and ‘pledge to pick’, you can find out how by going to https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/.

Smiling volunteer picking litter; graphic: 80% of #GBSpringClean volunteers said litter picking improved their mood.

Today marks the start of Keep Britain Tidy’s #GreatBritishSpringClean. 

The Great British Spring Clean is the nation’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign, with more than 400,000 volunteers taking part each year to help clean up their local communities.

You can view an interactive map, which lets you see exactly where sites and policies are across the town at

Hastings Borough Council Hastings Local Plan Draft Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 18). Have your say on Local Plan and other consultations.

Take a look at these and let us know what works well and where the Plan could be improved at

Hastings Borough Council Hastings Local Plan Draft Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 18). Have your say on Local Plan and other consultations.

• SC14: Provision, Enhancement and Retention of Sports and Recreation Facilities - https://hastings.oc2.uk/document/190/29935#d29991  

• ID3: Open Space, Sports and Recreation -

Hastings Borough Council Hastings Local Plan Draft Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 18). Have your say on Local Plan and other consultations.

• SC9: The High Weald National Landscape and Other Areas of Landscape Value - https://hastings.oc2.uk/document/190/29935#d29981 

• SC12: Green and Blue Infrastructure -

Hastings Borough Council Hastings Local Plan Draft Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 18). Have your say on Local Plan and other consultations.

The policies that set out how these spaces should be protected and enhanced are:  

• SP8: Conserving and Enhancing the Natural Environment -

The draft Plan explains how new development can help improve and protect existing open spaces, sports and recreation facilities where it creates extra demand.

Aerial park and courts with "Your Town Your Future" urging residents to join Hastings' Local Plan consultation.

The Local Plan needs to balance new development with protecting our parks and open spaces and the unique character of the coastline and countryside. These places are important for health, wellbeing and community life.

Please complete our short survey and give us your feedback so we can look at ways we can make cycling more accessible for all. 

Flyer promoting cycling in Hastings and St Leonards: 'Let's Cycle!' with cyclists, QR code and feedback on bike storage.

We are running a cycling survey to find out more about why people cycle in Hastings, and why you don't. We want to know if there are any barriers that stop you getting out on two wheels more, and if there's anything we can do to help make getting on your bike easier.

- Display area, with updates on the regeneration plans for Hastings and where investment is being spent. 
 
There will be free travel to the event from Broomgrove, Downs Farm and Four Courts community centres (details are on the image).

- Free children’s drop-in workshops from 10am to 1pm, including clay fossil making with Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, windmill building with Groundwork South, journey stick creation with Craigs Cabin, and drawing with Hastings Botanic Garden 
- Free lunch and vegan food tastings

- Speakers' corner at 1.30pm (Chair - Mayor of Hastings, Cllr Becca Horn) 
- Free film screening of David Attenborough's ‘Ocean’, with an introduction by the United Nations Association and a local campaigner at 3.30pm

The Good Future event 2026: sustainability, healthcare, housing. Sat 14 Mar 10–4, Observer Building. Free food & transport.

The Good Future event returns for 2026! This free event will take place this Saturday, 14 March, at the Observer Building.  
 
The event is on from 10am to 4pm and focuses on a greener, fairer Hastings for all, with lots of activities for you to join.

...and we do not have funding in our budget for these. Please report any problems with potholes or other highways issues to East Sussex County Council - https://live.eastsussexhighways.com/