Economy

Wealden Economy and Town Centre and Retail Study 2016

Wealden District Council commissioned Regeneris Consulting and Carter Jonas to carry out Economic and Retail Studies in 2016. The Wealden Economy Study (December, 2016) was undertaken by Regeneris Consulting and this aims to define the Functional Economic Market Area (FEMA) for Wealden District, and provide an assessment of future growth scenarios for employment use requirements within the District. The Wealden Economy Study was updated in March 2018 with a forecast period between 2013 and 2028. These studies can be downloaded below.

Wealden Economy Study Update 2013 – 2028

• Wealden Economy Study Update – March 2018

Wealden Economy Study 2016

• Wealden Economy Study Executive Summary December 2016 
• Wealden Economy Study December 2016 
• Wealden Economy Study Duty to Cooperate Statement December 2016 

Wealden District Council commissioned Carter Jonas to carry out a Town Centre and Retail Study that was published in 2016. The report provides a baseline retail, town centre and economic assessment for Wealden District (Stage 1), a retail demand and needs assessment (Stage 2) and a concluding report that seeks to provide options and recommendations for the local authority in terms of a town centre hierarchy, town centre strategy and options for local impact threshold policies (Stage 3). These studies can be downloaded below:

Town Centre and Retail Study 2016

• Town Centre and Retail Study 2016 Stage 1
• Town Centre and Retail Study 2016 Stage 2 
• Town Centre and Retail Study 2016 Stage 3 
• Addendum to Stage 2: Needs Assessment 

Furthermore, there have been additional documents published by the Council that relate to the economy, including the rural economy and tourism within Wealden District. These studies can be downloaded below:

• Attracting Large Scale Employers to Wealden – 2016
• Wealden Industry Cluster Study Final Report
• Research and Analysis to inform WDC Destination Management Plan
• Wealden Viticulture Feasibility Study March 2018