Image of the front cover of the, now defunct, MSDC  Draft District Paln At the recent meeting on 14th October, of MSDC’s Planning & Economic Scrutiny Committee, the revised Draft District Plan was approved to proceed for public consultation between November and January 2015. Dates are to be finalised along with a number of other key supporting […]

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 […]

Burgess Hill Town Council has agreed a draft town plan which outlines strategic priorities for the town, with the aim of promoting a positive future for Burgess Hill based on acceptance of some new housing but only on the basis of planned infrastructure development that will benefit all residents of the town. See the separate […]

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 […]

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 […]