Hastings District Council
Hastings Cemetery
Orchard Road, Camberley, Hastings 4120
The council’s permit
A permit is required before a memorial is erected here. The council charges $79, and we pass it on at cost.
HDC Handbook s6.1, s6.2, s6.5
The sections
Cemeteries set different rules in different parts of the grounds. These are the areas here and what each one takes.
Eco-burial site
Natural burial
Burial without embalming or a permanent memorial. The plot is recorded rather than marked.
No permanent memorial is allowed here.
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.1, s6.2, s6.5
G and H Block
Monumental
A burial plot that takes a full memorial, often with a base and kerbing.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
- Tallest memorial, ground up
- 900mmHDC Handbook s6.6
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.6
General
Lawn
A burial plot with a mown lawn over it. Memorials sit at the head of the plot.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.1, s6.2, s6.5
Lawn, Blocks O to S
Lawn
A burial plot with a mown lawn over it. Memorials sit at the head of the plot.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
- Tallest memorial, ground up
- 900mmHDC Handbook s6.6
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.6
Niche Wall
Niche wall
Ashes held in a wall, with a plaque on the front of the niche.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Plaque sizes
- 175 × 175mmHDC Handbook s6.7
- Materials
- granite, bronze, marbleHDC Handbook s6.7
S Block extension and Row 16
Lawn
A burial plot with a mown lawn over it. Memorials sit at the head of the plot.
You can have: Plaque · Headstone · Companion headstone
- Tallest memorial, ground up
- 900mmHDC Handbook s6.6
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.6
Servicemen's Area
Returned services
For those who served. The council and the RSA set a uniform standard here.
You can have: Headstone
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.1, s6.2, s6.5
T Block Bed A, upright cremation
Ashes plot
Ashes interred in the ground, with a memorial set flat above them.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Largest headstone
- 600 × 500mmHDC Handbook s6.7
- Tallest memorial, ground up
- 600mmHDC Handbook s6.7
- Materials
- granite, marbleHDC Handbook s6.7
T Block Beds B and C
Ashes plot
Ashes interred in the ground, with a memorial set flat above them.
You can have: Ashes memorial
- Plaque sizes
- 390 × 250mm · 270 × 150mm · 250 × 150mm · 230 × 150mmHDC Handbook s6.7
- Materials
- granite, bronze, marbleHDC Handbook s6.7
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page is taken from the council’s own rules, and checked against your design as you make it.
Read from the council’s published rules and last checked by us in August 2026.