Hastings Local Plan Draft Local Plan Preferred Options (Regulation 18)
Other elements in this consultation
How to Comment
Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 requires the local planning authority (the Council) to consult on the contents of the draft local plan. This can include potential site allocations and policies.
At the Regulation 18 stage anybody can make representations (‘comments’). People and organisations making representations are known as ‘respondents’. The council will consider any representation we receive. Representations must be received by 11:59pm on 07 April 2026.
Our online form will allow respondents to refer to a Policy, diagram, paragraph or supporting document and then tell us what they think the priorities should be and what the plan needs to address. Respondents will have the ability to provide attachments if relevant.
The form will also ask whether the respondent wishes to be kept informed of later stages of the plan making process including the Regulation 19 stage, submission, publication and adoption stage of the local plan process. Guidance will be made available so that everyone can understand how to participate. If respondents cannot get access to a computer, then we will help them find an alternative.
We cannot accept anonymous representations. You must provide your name and contact details. Your personal data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. Following the Regulation 18 consultation period, the council will use the representations to inform the next stage of plan making, Regulation 19.
There will be an opportunity at Regulation 19 to comment on the soundness and legal compliance of the plan prior to submission for examination. Once adopted, it will be part of the council’s Development Plan and will carry full weight when determining planning applications.
To help with interpretation, the plan contains a Definition of key terms (Glossary).
