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Decision details
Southern Water update
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Discussions continue with Southern Water (SW), and the Environment Agency (EA), to ensure that the needs of Hastings are understood and, where possible, met. It is imperative that trust is restored.
1. SW are pressed to provide input to East Sussex County Council Report on town centre flooding, to enable publishing of the report as a matter of urgency
2. SW are asked to publish detailed plans for all current infrastructure investment taking place in Hastings; to produce a comprehensive plan for the protection of Old Roar Gill; and to provide regular updates on these plans.
3. SW are asked to continue developing their communications with local residents in conjunction with Hastings Borough Council’s communications team.
4. SW are asked to financially compensate the council for the infrastructure failures which have had a significant impact on the reputation of Hastings as a tourist destination.
5. If a satisfactory response is not received by 31st December consider what action might be taken, to include the consideration of legal action.
Publication date: 03/10/2023
Date of decision: 02/10/2023
Decided at meeting: 02/10/2023 - Cabinet
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