News Articles
Wealden District Council calls for action over national £2.2 billion council housing budget black hole
Publish Date: 28 October 2024
It joins local authorities from across England calling for action ahead of next week’s Autumn Budget. A report this autumn – Securing the Future of Council Housing – backed by more than 100 councils, highlighted that the national council housing system is in crisis, with finances pushed to the brink by past national policy decisions....
Jail sentences imposed by High Court judge for two Wealden residents
Publish Date: 23 October 2024
Nadine Amy Strevett and Nima Cham, both of Milton Gate Stables in Wilmington, were sentenced in their absence by His Honour Judge Shetty in the High Court of Justice King’s Bench Division on Friday 18 October. The case was brought to court by Wealden District Council after an access point onto the A27 - which...
Sports Infrastructure Funding to improve outdoor facilities
Publish Date: 22 October 2024
A decision made at a Full Council meeting in May 2024 means the council will provide £200,000 per year over a three-year period, to organisations via a grant funding programme to support the delivery of the recommendations of Wealden’s Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sports Facilities Strategy. These recommendations have been agreed with Sports Governing Bodies...
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...