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 […]