News Articles
Revised Local Plan gets the go ahead for consultation
Publish Date: 3 February 2026
In last week's Full Council meeting, Wealden councillors agreed to consult the public about changes to its Draft Local plan document, alongside its supporting Sustainability Appraisal and revised Local Development Scheme in accordance with the relevant regulations. In March 2024, Wealden District Council consulted on a previous Local Plan. Due to these national planning changes...
Have you ever thought of working in local government?
Publish Date: 27 January 2026
The campaign, funded by UK Government, will shine a spotlight on the brilliant opportunities to grow your career in local government during January and February 2026. Working in local government means: Making a positive impact on real people's lives in your community Growing your career with training and development opportunities Having flexible, inclusive working practices...
Government takes further step towards granting itself planning permission for use of Crowborough site
Publish Date: 21 January 2026
These development rights require the Home Office to have a direction from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), in consultation with Natural England that a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not needed. The direction has now been completed but highlights a range of issues and inconsistencies with what the Home Office...
Ashdown Forest presents The Big One Hundred The next chapter for Ashdown Forest
Publish Date: 19 January 2026
To celebrate the centenary, trailblazing artists Trigger (known for the large scale outdoor puppets such as The Hatchling, the world’s largest human-operated puppet that led the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022) will present The Big One Hundred, a series of free cultural events at Ashdown Forest and throughout Sussex. This project is funded by Wealden...
Elections could be delayed until 2027
Publish Date: 16 January 2026
The letter from Councillor James Partridge was sent in response to Minister Alison McGovern MP writing to Councils to suggest that local areas may want to cancel elections due to the impact of local government reorganisation. The government consultation closed yesterday, and a decision will be made in the next few weeks whether elections will...