Every page

All 101 pages on Open Hastings, by section. The same list is under Menu at the top of every page.

Near you

What's happening where you live, and getting about.

The mapEverything on the record, where it happens
My HastingsYour postcode's corner of the record, kept in this browser
WardsEach ward: what's applied for, decided and who represents it
Streets and placesEvery street in the borough, and each place the record names
BusesYour nearest stops, and every route in town
TrainsThe next trains from the four stations, step-free access and engineering works
RoadworksWho's digging where in the next eight weeks, road closures first
Road closures and traffic ordersClosures for works, proposed parking and speed changes, and when to object
Street problemsPotholes, broken lights and blocked paths reported
What's on in townWalks, talks, volunteering, the town's big days and public meetings
LandmarksThe pier, the castle, the country park: papers, planning and money
Sewage near the beachesStorm overflow releases on this coast
Food hygiene ratingsEvery inspected kitchen, newest first

Services

Everyday help: bins, health, parking, schools and who to contact.

Who to contactWhich council or body deals with each problem
Bins and the tipYour bin days from the council's own service, and the tip's hours
Do it onlineParking, bins, council tax and more: the right council's form
GPs, pharmacies and dentistsEvery GP practice, pharmacy and dental practice in Hastings, by ward
Urgent careA&E, the urgent treatment centre, NHS 111 and pharmacies
Help nowCrisis lines, somewhere to sleep, food and warm spaces tonight
Schools and early yearsEvery school and nursery: ages, places and Ofsted's latest inspections
Care homes and health servicesCare homes, home care, surgeries and dentists, with CQC's ratings
Car parksEvery council car park: spaces, hours, how to pay, charges
Public toiletsWhere they are, and their summer and winter hours
Parks and green spacesEvery park, play area, playing field and allotment, by ward
Help with money and foodCouncil support, free advice and the food bank finder
New to HastingsThe two councils, your councillors, the first things to register
Births, marriages and deathsThe register office, licensed venues, the cemetery and crematorium

Planning

Applications, the Local Plan and how they're decided.

ApplicationsNew applications and decisions, by ward
The Local PlanEvery proposed site, and where the plan stands
The planning committeeOfficers' advice beside the committee's vote
Appeals and speedRefusals taken to the Planning Inspectorate, and how fast the council decides
Large applicationsTen or more homes, or 1,000 m² or more, as stated
ConditionsThe conditions the council attaches, by kind of application
From 31 OctoberOfficers decide more applications: what changes
Brownfield landBuilt-on land the council lists as suitable for new homes
Developer contributionsSection 106 money: agreed, received, spent and held
Conservation areasConservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders
Listed buildingsEvery listed building, scheduled monument and registered park
Flood zones and the coastFlood Zones 2 and 3, the coastal erosion map and the shoreline plan, street by street
Protected natureSSSIs, nature reserves, ancient woodland and the High Weald, with their condition

Council

What the councils decide, and who decides it.

DecisionsWhat was decided, in plain English
Coming upWhat the next meetings will be asked to agree
CouncillorsWho represents you, and their record
Meetings and papersEvery committee, meeting and paper
The year so farEach council's year: what it decided, where the money went
The story so farThe Local Plan, the councils' money, reorganisation and more, step by step
Decisions by officersThe county's officer and single-member decisions about Hastings
Who's responsibleWho holds each brief in the two councils' cabinets
Questions answeredCommon questions, answered from the record
What they said they'd doThe councils' plans beside what happened
Services changingLibraries, centres, toilets: closures, cuts and transfers the papers propose
Equality impact assessmentsProposals assessed for their effect on older, disabled and other residents
Behind closed doorsItems taken in private, and urgent decisions
ReorganisationThe move to a new unitary council
Housing and homelessnessHomelessness, the waiting list, rents, and what the papers say
TopicsThe record by subject

Money

Where the councils' money comes from and goes.

The councils' financesBudget gaps, reserves and this year so far
Council taxWhat each band pays, and to whom
Council spendingWho the borough council pays, month by month
Grants and contractsGrants to Hastings, and what public bodies are buying
County spending hereWhat the county council pays to Hastings firms and services
What the money buysConsultants, IT, agency staff and more, both councils
RegenerationWhere the Town Deal and Levelling Up money goes
Council land and buildingsSales, leases and transfers in the council's papers
What the council ownsThe borough's own list of its land and buildings
Councillors' allowancesWhat each borough councillor was paid, year by year
Pay at the councilSenior posts, the pay multiplier, staff paid over £50,000
Transparency filesWhat the borough publishes under the Transparency Code, and what it doesn't

Business

Contracts, funding, rates and help for local firms and organisations.

For local businessesContracts, tenders and who wins them
Contracts ending soonCouncil contracts coming up for renewal
The opportunity radarFunding and contracts for local organisations
FundingGrants and loans open now, and who has funded Hastings
Business ratesRated properties and their value, this year's multipliers, and checking a valuation
Opening a businessPlanning, food registration, licences, rates and waste, in order
Business advice and skillsThe growth hub, chamber, college and other public or member bodies
Holding an eventPermission, road closures, event notices and the seafront
Busy weeks aheadSchool holidays and the town's big events, week by week
Jobs at public bodiesThe borough council's vacancies, and where the NHS and county list theirs
New companiesFirms newly registered here
Company insolvenciesAdministrations, liquidations and winding-up petitions, as the Gazette lists them
Product safety recallsNational alerts and recalls from GOV.UK, newest first

The town in numbers

Homes, crime, jobs, energy, broadband and the environment, in figures.

At a glanceThe latest of every figure here, with the shape of its series
House pricesWhat homes sold for, by year, kind of home and ward; each street's sales on its page
Crime and policingCrimes reported in each ward, month by month, and each ward's police team
Jobs and businessesHow many businesses, what jobs pay, and the claimant count
Hastings beside other placesA few national figures for Hastings, England, East Sussex's districts and nearby towns
Energy ratingsHow many homes have each energy rating, A to G, in the town, each ward and each street
Broadband and mobileGigabit, superfast and mobile signal, for the town and your postcode
Air qualityNitrogen dioxide at the council's roadside sites, year by year
Fly-tipping and recyclingWhat the council records of fly-tipping, and how much household waste is recycled
Fish landed at HastingsTonnes and value landed here each month, as the MMO records them

Have your say

What you can still respond to or ask.

You can still act onComments, objections, questions, applications and registering, closing soonest first
ConsultationsOpen now, closing soonest first
PetitionsPetitions signed in Hastings and Rye
Follow a street or topicFeeds and alerts, with no account
The MP's questionsWritten questions and answers
FOI requestsWhat people have asked the councils for
VolunteeringWhere volunteering in Hastings is listed
Residents' groupsGroups and forums that public bodies list
Community assetsPlaces listed as assets of community value, and the right to bid
ElectionsHow Hastings voted, and when the next elections are

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