Nearly 7,000 new homes proposed across 24 Mid Sussex development sites

By Karen Dunn, local democracy reporter
Published 3rd Nov 2022, 17:08 BST
Updated 3rd Nov 2022, 17:09 BST
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Mid Sussex District Council’s draft District Plan 2021-39 will be put out to public consultation from Monday (November 7).

Approval for the consultation was given during a meeting of the full council on Wednesday (November 2), though almost half of the councillors present abstained from voting.

The District Plan was adopted in 2018 and included a commitment to carry out a review by 2023.

A draft version was published in January but then ‘paused’.

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Proposed site for housing near Sayers Common, published in the MSDC draft local plan. Pic S Robards SR2201155Proposed site for housing near Sayers Common, published in the MSDC draft local plan. Pic S Robards SR2201155
Proposed site for housing near Sayers Common, published in the MSDC draft local plan. Pic S Robards SR2201155

Leader Jonathan Ash-Edwards said that, since then, changes had been made to ‘reflect public opinion’ about the plan, including the use of more brownfield sites and fewer greenfield sites.

A total of 24 sites will be included in the consultation.