Cornwallis Street: Car Park to Premier Inn Hotel?

I'd forgotten all about this plan, at least I'd thought it had disappeared from plans during the COVID-19 Crisis, but no! So much so that local residents are holding a meeting about the plans this Saturday 27th November between 4.00 and 5.00 pm at Pissarro's, 9-10 South Terrace TN34 1SA (website), on the corner with Cornwallis Street and dead opposite the car park. If local residents are interested in attending, St Andrews Residents Association would be grateful if you would RSVP to the following address: starresidents_hastings@hotmail.com please.

What the hotel is planned to look like

The plan is for 84 bedrooms, and further details of the planning application can be found at the Hastings Borough Council website, from where you can also submit your opinions via the comments link. You can also write to the Council quoting Planning Case HS/FA/21/00851 if you wish to share your thoughts with them.

I can imagine many complaints local people may have, losing a car park, obviously, and blocking views, for example, or that it appears to be planning to have a restaurant open to the public too, and I can imagine many positive opinions also, for example, providing more accommodation for the Hastings tourist industry, and a new restaurant. Whatever, I'm sure your thoughts would be appreciated by the Council.