Mid Sussex District Council is currently consulting on its five year housing strategy including outlining plans relating to building new social housing, tackling homelessness and laying down environmental standards for new housing. The increase in the affordable housing requirement for new developments from 30% to 40% on sites of 15 houses or above is welcome, […]

The publication earlier this week of the South East Plan confirmed the Mid Sussex target of 17,100 new dwellings over the next twenty years. The plan itself is officially now part of the Mid Sussex planning guidance, and all planning applications must be determined in accordance with it “unless material factors indicate otherwise”. We now […]

The Annual Town Council Meeting takes place on Wednesday 22nd April, at 7.30pm for 8pm (with light refreshments served beforehand) at Cyprus Hall, Cyprus Road.  This is an annual meeting for all residents of Burgess Hill to have the opportunity to hold the local council to account, the meeting will hear an update on the […]

Apparently West Sussex County Council has 9,340 outstanding pot holes to be repaired, that still seems somewhat low given the state of some roads in Burgess Hill, but no doubt the situation improves as you approach County Hall in Chichester!  We had the same situation last winter when many of pot holes were already evident.  […]

Local Liberal Democrats have launched a public campaign to stop Mid Sussex District Council’s proposed massive rises in local car parking charges. The campaign has its own website with an online petition and posters, car stickers and a paper petition to download. The increases will be worse for Burgess Hill as the Waitrose Car Park […]

Council policy on parking should be aligned with the economic needs of the area, not just treated as a cash cow for raising revenue. Mid Sussex District Council’s latest proposals to increase parking charges by 150% in Burgess Hill and Mid Sussex, if approved, would be a bombshell for our area. At a time of […]