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Cabinet Report - Pre-Submission Local Plan Regulation 19- 07.09.26v3

Committee report · Cabinet · Mon 7 Sep 2026 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 5 · the whole meeting

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A report to Cabinet on 7 September 2026 seeks Cabinet's recommendation to Council to approve publication of the Hastings Local Plan 2023-2041 (Regulation 19), together with its Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment, for a six-week period of formal representations on legal compliance and soundness. p1p4

Cabinet recommends to Council that the Pre-Submission version of the Hastings Local Plan and its accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment be published for a six-week period of formal representations on soundness and legal compliance under Regulation 19. p11p12

The report also recommends delegating authority to the Director of Place, in consultation with the lead councillor for Planning, to make necessary editorial, non-major, formatting or presentational amendments prior to publication. p13

The report notes the Government's deadline for submitting the Plan to the Secretary of State is 31 December 2026. p80

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  • p1Report Template v31.00 Report To: Cabinet Date of Meeting: 07 September 2026 Report Title: Hastings Borough Council Local Plan – Publication (Regulation 19) and subsequent Submission (Regulation 22)
  • p4Executive Summary This report seeks Cabinet’s recommendation to Council to approve publication of the Hastings Local Plan 2023-2041 (Regulation 19), together with the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment, for a six-week period of formal representations on legal compliance and soundness.
  • p11Recommendation(s) Cabinet recommends to Council that:
  • p121. The Pre-Submission version of the Hastings Local Plan (appendix 1) and the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment is approved for publication for a six week period for formal representations on matters of Soundness and Legal compliance in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended);
  • p132. Authority be delegated to the Director of Place, in consultation with the lead councillor for Planning, to make any necessary editorial changes, non-major amendments, formatting or presentational amendments necessary prior to publication;
  • p8045. The deadline for submitting the Plan to the Secretary of State is 31 December 2026.

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