Extracts from The South East Plan, May 2009

Challenges and opportunities.

(2.3)

"The region is facing unprecedented levels of population growth. In mid-2006 the South East was home to about 8.2 million people living in 3.5 million homes. The population is projected to grow by an unprecedented 64,300 per year over the next 20 years, exceeding a total of 9.5 million by 2026."

(17.1)

"The "Sussex Coast and Towns" was a Priority Area for Economic Regeneration and was defined as extending from Shoreham to Hastings."

Housing Distribution

"Local planning authorities will allocate sufficient land and facilitate the delivery of 69,300 net additional dwellings in the Sussex Coast between 2006 and 2026"

"Most of the development should be focused on existing towns by optimising the use of previously developed land and, where necessary, by making new land allocations as sustainable extensions of existing towns."

Implementation and Delivery

"Hastings - to develop and extend the work already undertaken in the "Five Point Plan" into the longer term and to capitalise on Hastins as a regional hub."

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Extracts from the Hastings Local Development Framework Document

(8.5)
"The South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA) has identified Hastings and Bexhill as a key regeneration priority"

Location of new housing

(7.1)
"in Hastings we need to: a) Demonstrate how we can accommodate 4200 aditional homes in the period 2006-2026 as set out in the Draft South East Plan; b) Identify broad locations and specific sites that will enable continuous delivery of housing for at least 15 years from the from the date of adoption of the LDF"

(2.15)
"Regeneration is the key theme in practically all of the current strategies and plans for the town's future. The Government has invested eighty two million pounds into a variety of regeneration projects targeted at Hastings and Bexhill"

(6.18)
"it is anticipated that Planning Permision will be given for housing to meet the targets indicated in each of the coordination zones"

(7.2)
"The Home Builders Federation supported the Greenfield option as this gave more flexibility to viably deliver new market and affordable housing and expressed concerns over the feasibilty of developing difficult brownfield sites without some form of subsidy"

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Excerpt from South East England Development Agency

Ore Valley Millenium Community

"Hastings Borough Council supports the plans for Ore Valley Millenium Community, to include the development of nearly 800 homes up to 2026, a new college, park, retail/office space, health centre and improvements to accessibilty" *Ore is approx. 0.5 mile

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