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Lewes District Council
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX


Tel: 01273 484141
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• Lewes District Local Plan

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2026 Vision: Your Community, Your Future

We are currently working to produce the Core Strategy document that will replace the Lewes District Local Plan and form an important part of our Local Development Framework (LDF).

We are asking as many people as possible to let us know what they think about how the towns and villages within the district could evolve and grow between the present time and 2026.

We have produced a number of documents that form the Core Strategy Issues and Emerging Options Topic Papers. There are 9 topic papers in total that we would like people’s views and comments.  At the end of each of the topic papers are a number of questions that we would like views on.

This process of consultation will begin on 21 May 2010 and run until 16 July 2010.

Public drop-in sessions

We will also be holding a number of drop-in sessions at a number of locations across the district so that planning officers can be on hand to answer questions and seek local people’s views.

The “drop-in sessions” will take place as follows:

• Monday 24 May      Newick Village Hall, Western Rd, BN8 4LX - 3.15pm to 7.30pm
• Tuesday 25 May      Lewes Leisure Centre, Mountfield Rd, Lewes - 2.30pm to 7.30pm
• Wednesday 26 May 10 High St, Newhaven - 2.30pm to 7.30pm
• Thursday 27 May     Ringmer Village Hall, Lewes Rd, BN8 5QH  - 2.30pm to 7.30pm
• Monday 7 June        Rodmell Village Hall, Rodmell BN7 3HF - 2.30pm to 7.30pm
• Tuesday 8 June        Peacehaven Town Council, Meridian Centre, Peacehaven - 2.30pm to 7.30pm
• Thursday 10 June     Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Rd, Seaford - 2.30pm - 7.30pm 

Peter Gardiner, Lead Councillor for Planning said: “We need to develop a “portrait” of Lewes District today including identifying current issues and challenges and then develop a vision for how Lewes District could be in 2026. I would urge residents and businesses to take time to look at the topic papers and let us know what they think. We want views and comments so that we can develop a Core Strategy document that reflects the needs and aspirations of the people who live and work within the district.” 

Discussion forums

In addition to the 'drop in' sessions, we will be holding two discussion forums that relate to the Core Strategy Issues and Emerging Options Topic Papers, which all interested parties are welcome to attend.  The discussion forums will run from 7.00pm to 9.00pm and are held at the venues listed below on the following days: 

• Thursday 1 July     The Corn Exchange, Lewes Town Hall
• Monday 5 July      Assembly Hall, Tideways School, Newhaven.

Draft documentation

• View the draft documentation

Copies of the documentation are available at Southover House, local libraries within the District as well as libraries in Uckfield, Saltdean, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.

Comments may be sent by email: ldf@lewes.gov.uk or posted to Lewes District Council, Planning Policy Team, Southover House, Southover Rd, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1AB.