Our mission

We take derelict and difficult buildings around the White Rock area of Hastings into community custody, transforming them into social spaces, homes and workspaces that will always be affordable and open to all.

We celebrate people’s ideas and energy and together we shape the places and share the stories of this special, historic neighbourhood.

What is Hastings Commons?

Hastings Commons is a pioneering approach to community-led regeneration, DIY-style. We own and manage a diverse set of buildings in the White Rock area of Hastings.

The vision is much bigger than owning and managing buildings. It’s really about the people in the buildings, how they live, work and play together. Hastings Commons serves as a beacon marking a different approach to development, for the community, by the community.

Our mission

We take derelict and difficult buildings around the White Rock area of Hastings into community custody, transforming them into social spaces, homes and workspaces that will always be affordable and open to all.

We celebrate people’s ideas and energy and together we shape the places and share the stories of this special, historic neighbourhood.

What is Hastings Commons?

Hastings Commons is a pioneering approach to community-led regeneration, DIY-style. We own and manage a diverse set of buildings in the White Rock area of Hastings.

The vision is much bigger than owning and managing buildings. It’s really about the people in the buildings, how they live, work and play together. Hastings Commons serves as a beacon marking a different approach to development, for the community, by the community.

Support us:
Join the
Community
Land Trust

At the core of Hastings Commons is our Community Land Trust. Community Land Trusts are member-led, democratic, non profit organisations that own and develop land for the benefit of the community, ensuring they are permanently and genuinely affordable.

Find out more and become a member, so we can own land and buildings together for the long term benefit of our local community.

Support us: Join the Community Land Trust

At the core of Hastings Commons is our Community Land Trust. Community Land Trusts are member-led, democratic, non profit organisations that own and develop land for the benefit of the community, ensuring they are permanently and genuinely affordable.

Find out more and become a member, so we can own land and buildings together for the long term benefit of our local community.

What's going on around the Commons?

There are a number of public activities and events regularly held across Commons spaces.

Recent Posts

OBX is the creative digital hub for Hastings Commons

Get involved with OBX Connects!

Get involved with OBX Connects - a new series of monthly talks and meet -ups for creative people working with technology. The talks are free and open to everyone.

We’re recruiting!

Hastings Commons is a community-led approach to transforming the unique area around the old Observer Building in the White Rock neighbourhood of central Hastings. It’s a collection of buildings and spaces brought from dereliction into use for homes, workspace, leisure and learning, and it’s also a way of acting together for the common good (‘commoning’)....

Rock House: Office Space Available

Office space to rent in Rock House! An exciting opportunity has arisen to rent a large office space in the fabulous Rock House (49-51 Cambridge Road).