The next meeting of the County Local Committee is to be held 7pm on Tuesday 11 June 2013 at Albourne Village Hall, The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DJ. Decisions affecting Burgess Hill East Division, including St Andrews Ward, will be taken at the meeting, in particular the appointment and re-appointment of School Governors in the […]

This is your opportunity to make your comments and views on the plan known before they go for examination by the planning inspector. This plan will be used to judge all planning applications, small and large up to 2031. If accepted by the planning inspector it will see Burgess Hill grow by over 4000 homes […]

Latest advice during the bad weather from Mid Sussex Council  Mid Sussex District Council wants to remind residents of the Government’s ‘Snow Code’ guidance for dealing with harsh weather conditions. The ‘Snow Code’ comes from Central Government and can be read on Mid Sussex District Council’s website where there is also a great deal of […]

Local people have been stunned by the news that the Tories running Mid Sussex District Council, have given the Chief Executive a massive £16,000 pay hike. The news came as the council announced a potential budget shortfall of £1.4m for next year and suggested that they may have to start laying off staff. Serena Tierney, […]

Mid Sussex District Council seems intent on imposing the bulk of the housing required under the government’s housing targets onto Burgess Hill without consultation or discussion with the Town Council – 3,800 or 82% of the identified houses are being proposed to be built to the north and north west of the town. This relates […]

New housing sites can often occur when larger gardens or other small sites are redeveloped, these “windfall” housing sites provide several hundred new houses a year, yet our Conservative District Council has failed to ensure developers of these sites pay any contribution to local infrastructure. Normally new housing developments are required to contribute towards the […]

Why does it take ages for Mid Sussex District Council to implement its own council’s decisions. In July 2008 the Council agreed to use the powers available to it under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act, such as warnings and spot fines for those who allow dog fouling and loose dogs in public places, and […]

Plans to redevelop Burgess Hill Town Centre are to be welcomed and could bring real benefits for local residents with better shops and housing in the town. Liberal Democrats have worked with the Conservatives and others on the Town Council to ensure the scheme provides the best possible benefits for Burgess Hill. However it is […]