News Articles
Wealden leaders call on government for help with housing emergency and planning law reforms
Publish Date: 22 October 2024
Leader Rachel Millward, Alliance for Wealden (Green), and deputy-leader James Partridge, Alliance for Wealden (Liberal Democrat) have written to Angela Rayner and Matthew Pennycook in light of proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and also say that Wealden District Council still faces barriers when it comes to helping residents find suitable housing. National...
Neighbourhood plans adopted at Extraordinary Wealden meeting
Publish Date: 21 October 2024
It follows three referendums asking residents of the three areas if they wanted Wealden District Council to use the neighbourhood plans – prepared by each of the area’s parish councils - to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area. In Ninfield 297 of those who voted in the September 5 referendum were in...
Wealden Community Grants Programme launches
Publish Date: 9 October 2024
Organisations and community groups across the Wealden district are being invited to apply for grants, which have been made available through Wealden District Council’s budget and supports the priorities within the new Wealden District Council Strategy. The council is asking not-for-profit organisations, such as charities, community and voluntary groups, community interest companies and more to...
Brick laying ceremony at Coronation Place
Publish Date: 8 October 2024
Council officials attended the ceremony at the former site of Streatfeild House in Southview Drive. The development will be known as Coronation Place. The project received planning approval in October 2022 and when completed will provide 20 affordable, carbon zero homes - 18 homes for rent, and two for purchase on a shared ownership basis....
Wealden council responds to government’s consultation on planning reforms
Publish Date: 7 October 2024
The government wants to revise the NPPF in order to increase house building and is also seeking views on a series of other wider policy proposals including increases in planning fees. The consultation considers a new method for calculating housing need in the district - known as the ‘standard method’ – which would increase Wealden’s...