News Articles
Communities and schools benefit from developers’ financial contributions
Publish Date: 10 September 2025
Developer contributions, or S106 agreements, are negotiated by the planning authority with developers to mitigate impacts on larger development sites, to provide critical infrastructure projects, housing or community services so developers have to pay for necessary improvements to get planning permission. As a result, Wealden District Council has recently authorised the following: Uckfield College will...
Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday to be celebrated by a long-lasting legacy programme for the Ashdown Forest
Publish Date: 8 September 2025
This investment will help deliver a wide-reaching educational and cultural programme, designed to celebrate the centenary of Winnie-the-Pooh in 2026, while safeguarding the landscape that inspired the story. The Ashdown Forest Foundation (TAFF) is leading a major cultural programme which will focus on three key areas: protecting nature, encouraging reading and storytelling, and bringing people...
High-spec industrial units nearly ready to welcome tenants
Publish Date: 18 August 2025
The units, due to complete next month, are perfect for businesses looking to expand or relocate. The units have been designed to offer modern and flexible spaces with high levels of insulation, solar panels with battery storage, EV charge points, roller shutters plus generous parking and turning space. They can also be adapted to add in...
Leader’s blog – August 2025
Publish Date: 7 August 2025
At the same time, we believe the council should use its relatively strong financial position, and large amounts of CIL, for the benefit of the people who contributed that money – the residents and businesses of Wealden. There is no point in holding money for the sake of it. Amongst other things, we are stepping...
Councils and South Downs National Park Authority launch joint call for sites to meet Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation needs
Publish Date: 5 August 2025
The authorities are working together to seek to ensure that the accommodation needs of these communities are met in a fair and sustainable way, in line with national planning policy and local housing strategies. Landowners, developers, community groups, and members of the public are being invited to put forward potential sites. All suggested sites will...