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Decision details
Seafront Byelaw Review
Decision Maker: Charity Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To outline the process and timescales for the review of existing seafront byelaws and adoption of new Model Byelaws after appropriate consultation.
Decisions:
The Head of Amenities, Resorts and Leisure presented a report to seek the Charity Committees support for a review and replacement of existing byelaws for the seafront and promenade.
A working group of the Coastal Users Group, which included representatives of key stakeholders, had been looking at the management of coastal leisure actives. It was necessary to review the current byelaws, which had been in place for a number of years, as many had become outdated and inappropriate.
The report recommended initiating a review, which would replace the existing byelaws with two model byelaws to cover a range of activities on the promenade and seashore. A copy of the draft model byelaws was circulated at the meeting. The report set out a timetable for the review process and adoption of the new byelaws. The review would include extensive consultation with the Foreshore Trust, Costal Users Group as well as with sports, leisure and other user groups. Following adoption by Full Council, the draft byelaws would then be subject to formal advertising before taking effect in April 2015.
Councillor Cartwright moved approval of the recommendations, as set out in the Head of Amenities, Resorts and Leisure’s report, which was seconded by Councillor Forward.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that –
1) the Charity Committee support a review and replacement of our many, old existing byelaws with the model byelaws, tailored for Hastings’ requirements, and;
2) the Charity Committee support the recommendations of the Zoning Working Group to include general activities listed in the proposed model byelaws within the report.
Reason for the decision: -
The current range of existing byelaws for the seafront and foreshore are outdated and in some cases irrelevant. A preliminary review has been undertaken and we are proposing to adopt modern model byelaws with modifications for additional activities we wish to include.
The report sets out the detail of the activities to be included in the model byelaws for onward informal and formal consultation. Although the Foreshore Trust does not have the power to make byelaws the Council is consulting with the Charity Committee to seek its support as landowner and major stakeholder.
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Report author: Virginia Gilbert
Publication date: 02/07/2014
Date of decision: 30/06/2014
Decided at meeting: 30/06/2014 - Charity Committee
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