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Steps to improve access at Birling Gap

Media Release date: 01 May 2013

In response to continuing cliff erosion, Birling Gap is being fitted with a new access staircase....

Village halls benefit from Community Grants Scheme

Media Release date: 10 April 2013

Six village halls will benefit from over £25,000 in capital grants from Wealden District Council’s Community Grants scheme....

Protecting the Ashdown Forest

News date: 27 March 2013

Guidance Notes to help planning applicants within those parts of the District affected by the Habitats Regulations are now available on the Wealden website....

MASHH to beat the jams

Media Release date: 28 February 2013

Local councils are acting together to bring forward essential road and transport improvements to support growth in Hailsham and Hellingly....

Wealden calls for simple changes to speed up planning

Media Release date: 22 February 2013

Wealden Planning portfolio holder Roy Galley has called on Communities Secretary Eric Pickles...

Local forestry firm gains from EU funding

News date: 21 February 2013

Money may not grow on trees...

South Downs approval for Local Plan

News date: 20 February 2013

The South Downs National Park has formally approved Wealden's Core Strategy Local Plan...

Learn all about the Green Deal

News date: 25 January 2013

Wealden District Council is hosting a seminar on 29 January for the East Sussex energy-saving supply chain to find out more about the opportunities offered by the Green Deal....

Environmental Health: a shared service for Rother and Wealden

Media Release date: 17 January 2013

Partnership working continues to deliver benefits for the residents of Rother and Wealden....

Core Strategy: an essential safeguard

Media Release date: 28 November 2012

Wealden District Council has become the first planning authority in East Sussex to approve its Core Strategy....

Neighbourhood Plan proposed for Herstmonceux

News date: 26 November 2012

Herstmonceux Parish Council is seeking to set up the second Neighbourhood Development Plan in Wealden....

Reporting cases of Ash Dieback

News date: 13 November 2012

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs believes that the Chalara fraxinea has been present in the English countryside for some years....

Seasonal dining? Check out the hygiene scores first

News date: 07 November 2012

If you’re organising a Christmas gathering with family, friends or work colleagues at a local restaurant, pub or hotel - or if you’re just going out for a bite to eat - don’t just look at the menu...

Wealden's Core Strategy approved as Sound

Media Release date: 06 November 2012

Wealden’s Core Strategy, the Local Plan for sustainable future development in the District until 2027, has been approved as sound by the Planning Inspector....

Ash Dieback Disease

News date: 05 November 2012

Latest advice......

Core Strategy approved as sound by Inspector

News date: 31 October 2012

Inspector's final report - Examination of Wealden District ( incorporating part of the South Downs National Park) Core Strategy...

Check your oil storage tank this winter

News date: 22 October 2012

Home owners who use domestic heating oil are being urged to check their storage tanks...

Home Boarding Licences offer pet owners peace of mind

Media Release date: 10 October 2012

Wealden District Council is introducing a new licence to provide peace of mind for pet owners who use the growing number of home animal boarding services in the district....

Council bolsters resources for Ashdown Forest monitoring

Media Release date: 09 August 2012

Wealden District Council is leaving no opportunity unexplored to address the limitations placed on new development in the Ashdown Forest area....

Sustainable Development Modifications

News date: 05 July 2012

A consultation on proposed modifications to Wealden's Core Strategy DPD in favour of Sustainable Development is taking place...

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