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On Thursday the 19 of April 2018 the voters of Ditchling, Streat and Westmeston were asked the question
" Do you want the South Downs National Park Authority and Lewes District Council, to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Ditchling Street and
Westmeston parishes, to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area? "
The result was as follows on a 34% turn out :-
There were 386 Ditchling votes, 32 Wivelsfield votes, 50 Westmeston votes and 281 postal votes
Of these
693 voted Yes
55 voted No
I vote was rejected
The Neighbourhood plan requires a simple majority, which means that it has now been accepted
Download the Draft Plan here
Download the Supporting Documentation here
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To preserve and enhance the built, natural and historical environment of both the local area and the distinctive
character of the Beacon Villages, whilst allowing for sustainable economic and social growth and development
Welcome to the Ditchling, Streat and Westmeston Neighbourhood Plan website.
The three parishes have joined together to create one neighbourhood plan for the community. This is an important
opportunity to have a say in how the area will develop, and be protected, in the future.
A neighbourhood plan is a community-led plan for shaping the development and conservation of the area. It may cover a
wide range of social, economic and environmental issues (such as housing, employment, heritage and transport) or it may
focus on only one or two issues only. It can include allocation of sites for specific developments (housing or commercial)
and proposals for improving the area or providing new facilities.
The plan will help guide decisions about housing and development in this area. And it will help answer questions
like: does it matter what new buildings look like? Or where they are? Would the community prefer certain types of
new homes over others? It is important to protect open spaces?
The plan will be drawn up by residents working with parish councillors, and we want EVERYONE to have their say.
Housing and local green spaces consultation document Dec 2016 - Click here
The Neighbourhood Plan 2018 -
Click here to see the plan
Statement of local landscape character 2017 -
Click here to see the landscape report
Analysis of Responses June 2016 -
Click here to see the Analysis of responses
Neighbourhood Plan Survey 2014 - What did residents say?
Click here to see the results
Review & analysis of responses to pre-submission draft
Click here to see the results
Neighbourhood Plan newsletter August 2016
Click here
Email - beaconvillages@aol.com
Compiled April 2018