Make your voice heard - stop large scale development! (January 2025 update)

Update - January 2025

The council are running another consultation on the draft local plan, the good news is that last time you gave them your thoughts they listened!

If you are pushed for time (and your email tool supports it) you can click these links for prefilled emails you can send. If you can edit the subject and content a bit with your views even better!

You live within Lewes and Eastbourne District click here

You live outside Lewes and Eastbourne District click here

If these links don’t work for any reason please see below:

Email address to send your views to:  - localplan@lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk 

Draft text for if you live in Lewes and Eastbourne District:

As a resident of Lewes District Council I would like to respond to your consultation on the Draft Local Plan.

I am very pleased to see that the primary vision is to put the environment at the heart of the Plan.

In light of this I would particularly like to support Policy NE1 which is about protecting the natural environment, Policy HW2 which addresses minimising pollution impact and Policy D3 which covers protecting the landscape character of the area.

I also support the council in trying to achieve a plan with a number of houses below the figures suggested by the revised Government targets. We clearly need more houses, but this cannot be achieved in Lewes District without significantly damaging the local environment. Any reintroduction of the Eton New Town would be particularly harmful.

Best wishes

YOUR NAME

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Draft text for if you do not  live in Lewes and Eastbourne District:

I would like to respond to your consultation on the Draft Local Plan.

I am very pleased to see that the primary vision is to put the environment at the heart of the Plan.

In light of this I would particularly like to support Policy NE1 which is about protecting the natural environment, Policy HW2 which addresses minimising pollution impact and Policy D3 which covers protecting the landscape character of the area

I also support the council in trying to achieve a plan with a number of houses below the figures suggested by the revised Government targets. We clearly need more houses, but this cannot be achieved in Lewes District without significantly damaging the local environment. Any reintroduction of the Eton New Town would be particularly harmful.

Best wishes 

YOUR NAME

Thank you – with your support we can ensure we protect the natural beauty of the South Downs for future generations !

If you have any issues or questions drop us an email donturbanisethedowns@gmail.com