The most urgent planning issue is yet another NPPF, published for consultation on 16 December 2025. Our calculation of MSDC’s new mandatory annual housing target is 1,391 dwellings, an increase of 34% from the recent new-build average of 1,035 dwellings. Our first reading of the proposed NPPF reveals the Government’s intent to significantly speed up […]
After a tumultuous year, the MSDC District Plan 2021 – 2039 examination has been tentatively rescheduled to begin on 24 February in the MSDC council chambers in Haywards Heath. Since nothing has been posted on the MSDC website, the Society will monitor and contact MSDC planning officials to determine how the Lindfield Society can help […]
Fairfax the developers withdrew their application for 725 homes in 2020. This is likely to be a tactical withdrawal only, given the potential profits from a scheme of this size. We can expect the developers to continue their efforts to have the golf course added to the District Council’s list of approved sites for development. […]
Gladman Developments appeal: land off Scamps Hill, Lindfield (DM/24/0446) PINS Ref: APP/D3830/W/24/3350075 MSDC ref: AP/24/0044 The Lindfield Society objects strongly to this appeal, for the reasons stated in our submissionof 14 March 2024 opposing the original application (DM/24/0044). Moreover, the appellants’statement of case contains weaknesses that further undermine their position. The main failings of […]
Lindfield Society have written to MSDC with our views on the latest phase of review of the District Plan. The Society will be attending the review in person at the end of October. We wrote: “It is a cause for concern, given the changes both in national planning policy legislation and in MSDC’s administration, that […]
Lindfield has endured several years of 32 tonne trucks passing through the High Street (B2028) and the Lewes Road (B2111) on outward and return trips. The situation has become intolerable and we have over 1200 signatures to a petition requiring action. The Lindfield Preservation Society is leading the campaign to reduce the number of Heavy […]
Our next talk will be at KEH on Tuesday 10th February at 2:30pm.“Wilding at the Knepp: The Story So Far” by Matt Phelps. The Knepp Estate was once intensively farmed but is now devoted to a pioneering Rewilding Project. Come along!Our next talk will be at KEH on Tuesday 10th February at 2:30pm.“Wilding at the Knepp: The Story So Far” by Matt Phelps. The Knepp Estate was once intensively farmed but is now devoted to a pioneering Rewilding Project. Come along!
