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Bachelor’s Bump pile recommended for planning permission, despite ineligibility

In February the story was that developers up at Martineau Lane/Mill Lane were cocking a snook at the planners of Hastings Borough Council (HBC). Now the Council’s planners are recommending approval of the retrospective application despite the previous one. It looks like unconditional surrender or indulgence by the Council. The Planning Committee meets online on Wednesday 7 April. Bernard McGinley compares cases, often using their last three numbers.

Posted 12:23 Monday, Apr 5, 2021 In: Home Ground Tags: 884 Bernard McGinley chalet bungalow HBC Martineau Lane Mill Lane planning

Queen’s Arcade under sudden threat

The charity that owns the town centre Queen’s Arcade as an asset to benefit local people is about to auction it off very soon and suddenly. Bernard McGinley wonders why, and took the pictures.

Posted 07:34 Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021 In: Home Ground Tags: Arcade Assembly Rooms auction Ben Went Tree Bernard McGinley castle ward Dyer & Hobbis Hastings Museum HBC Heringtons Solicitors John Logie Baird Local Plan planning Queens Arcade TC8 TC9 Television Went Tree Trust

Rabbit hutches for White Rock

What did the Conservation Officer of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) say about a high new building in a conservation area? Nothing. The Planning Committee? Nothing. As the new development takes shape at the old White Rock Post Office, Bernard McGinley, who also took the photos, looks at a decided case.

Posted 12:52 Sunday, Mar 14, 2021 In: Home Ground Tags: 663 Arthur Green backhouse Bernard McGinley delegated powers HBC Palace Court wall planning post office White Rock

Community interest groups ignored as HBC seeks go-ahead to gate three passage-ways

Hastings Borough Council’s proposal to gate three public passage-ways which are the scene of anti-social and criminal behaviour are being questioned on behalf of community interest groups whose views were never consulted. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 12:54 Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 In: Local News Tags: ESCC gating Havelock Road HBC Laser Lane Living Streets Nick Terdre Valentine's Passage

Home Office not planning Napier Barracks replica in Hastings, says HBC

Hastings Borough Council is not aware of any Home Office plans for an accommodation centre for asylum-seekers in the town, the Refugee Buddy Project was relieved to hear when it recently met council representatives. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 10:59 Thursday, Feb 25, 2021 In: Politics Tags: HBC Home Office Napier barracks Nick Terdre Refugee Buddy Project

Council calls for comments on draft Local Plan

The new Local Plan for Hastings is out to consultation in draft, and the council has issued a call for people to get involved and give their views – it will be the guiding document for planning for the next 18 years. Nick Terdre reports.

Posted 21:39 Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 In: Local Government Tags: HBC Kim Forward Local Plan Nick Terdre

Local Plan consultation: your views wanted on council’s West St Leonards projects!

The Bathing Pool site and the proposed Neighbourhood Plan remain live issues in West St Leonards and beyond. The Local Plan Review is open and the elections are not far off. Bryan Fisher for SOBS (Save Our Bathing Site) and the West Marina Group (WMG) reports on the difficulties of attracting Hastings Borough Council (HBC)’s attention.

Posted 15:56 In: Home Ground Tags: bathing pool site Bryan Fisher Bulverhythe proposal Combe Valley covid-19 Filsham Valley flood plain FoI Friends of Combe Valley HBC Local Plan Consultation Lucie Mason neighbourhood plan SOBS Town Deal Urban Design Group West St Leonards Forum

HBC’s new weapons against critics: censorship and a reverse-ferret

Open debate and argument about the legal and other merits of a case is part of the planning process. That’s the theory anyway. Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has other ideas. Bernard McGinley reports on recent changes, including a surprise development.

Posted 09:55 Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021 In: Home Ground Tags: 076 325 Areopagitica Bunker Charles I Cllr Louise Divine Right Ecclesbourne Glen Enforcement enforcement query FoI HBC Milton plannign censorship redaction Rocklands SEG