Local Plan Consultation
URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!
Take Sandrock Bends OUT Now
Deadline 7th April!
Protect Our Greenspaces. Prevent Flooding.
The last link between St. Helen's Woods and the wider countryside.
The new local plan consultation has started.
View Here
Residents have until the 7th of April to make comments and representations to the council.
There is a lot of information to wade through, which the committee is doing. Please share any thoughts or insights on the website contact form or via email.
We want to ask the council to remove Sandrock Bends from the local plan. So we are aiming to get everyone who has objected to the planning proposal to engage with the local plan. This is completely different, and none of the objections to planning will be considered.
The council prefers evidence-based objections rather than opinion. So, rather than, there is a lot of traffic on the Ridge. It took me X number of minutes to cross the road. 50 cars went past between 3 pm and 3:10 pm on Friday. Or the water was pouring down the road during just normal rain on (date), and here is a photo. Etc. More advice will follow.
The Planning Application Objection window has closed, although they may still consider late submissions if you wish to do so.
Due to the restarting of the planning application, we have launched an online petition. Please, if possible, would you sign and share it with as many as possible?
Thank you for helping protect our green spaces.
We are a group of local residents who are campaigning to save a patch of land between St. Helen's Woods and The Ridge from development.
A proposal from land developer Gladman Ltd. is under consideration by Hastings Borough Council for a new housing estate of 65 houses on this land, known as Sandrock Bends.
65 Houses, Zero Corridor
Save Sandrock Bends are highlighting the significant environmental impacts and urgent concerns about infrastructure and increased traffic for the wider Hastings community. We are working with experts to address these issues. Residents are strongly encouraged to sign up for updates and provide feedback to the council and developers to ensure public concerns are understood.
Take Action
Object to the planning submission
Please follow this link, where you will see an online form to submit your comments. Please make your comments personal to you and specific on the aspects of the development that concern you. You can submit more than one comment. For information on the areas that are particularly relevant can be found here.
Print off and sign the petitions
Donate here for the Save Sandrock Bends campaign. Donations are organised by St Helen’s Park Preservation Society to cover the professional expertise required and campaign expenses.
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Write to or email our MP helena.dollimore.mp@parliament.uk with concerns about landslips, flooding, and erosion. See here for more details on these issues.
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To email Hastings Borough Councillors: See their email addresses here
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