HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Section 69

White Rock Conservation Area

Notice is given under the provisions of the 1990 Act that Hastings Borough Council has determined that the area described in the Schedule to this notice is an area of special architectural or historic interest, and that it is desirable to preserve or enhance its character or appearance. It has accordingly extended the White Rock Conservation Area, so as to include this area.
  The principal effects of this area being included within a conservation area are as follows:

  (a) The Council is under a duty to prepare proposals to ensure the preservation or enhancement of the area.
  (b) Consent must be obtained from the Council for the demolition of any building in the area.
  (c) Six weeks’ notice must be given to the Council before works are carried out to any tree in the area.
  (d) Special publicity must be given to planning applications for development in the area.
  (e) In carrying out any functions under the planning Acts (and, in particular, in determining applications for planning permission and listed building consent), the Council and Secretary of State are required to take into account the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the area.
P. Lewis, Head of Planning, for and on behalf of Hastings Borough Council.

Schedule

   White Rock, Hastings, Nos. 1-31 inclusive, including 1-15 Norman Court and land to the rear in White Rock Road. Promenade including former White Rock baths.
     Note. Further information regarding conservation areas may be obtained from: Planning and Environmental Services Directorate, Conservation Section, 37 Wellington Square, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1PL.
February 1998.