Hassocks Neighbourhood Plan

Our Parrish Council are working on the consultation process for our Neighbourhood Plan.  Recently there was a questionnaire circulated in the Talkabout which received a fair response and the results will shortly be published.

On the evening of 19 September and all day on 20 September there is a public consultation meeting in the Green Room of Adastra Hall.

You can read all about the Neighbourhood Plan process here.

I cannot stress highly enough that it is OUR plan and we must get involved in order to shape how the village will look in the future.  There will be development, that is unavoidable, by being involved you can have a say on where and how that development is and how our community will be shaped and evolve.

Local Gap Saved

The Secretary of State for Planning has made his decision on the three local applications which were called in.

• 81 houses at College Lane, Hurstpierpoint – REFUSED
• 120 houses and a care home at Sayers Common – REFUSED
• 50 Ac of parkland and woodland, and 157 houses at Little Park and Highfield Drive (as the Neighbourhood Plan) - ACCEPTED

You can read more about these applications here.

This should be good news for us as the College Lane decision specifically discusses the need to protect the Strategic Local Gap.

I am anticipating that Gleeson will appeal the decision to refuse their application so we may need to start campaigning again.