The Truth About the Wealden Draft Local Plan

What the draft Local Plan delivers

• Taking back control of when and where new homes get built, by breaking from the government's standard method for calculating housing need.
• Proposing 6,700 fewer homes than the government's target, a figure equivalent to 71% of it.
• Building more smaller homes with fewer bedrooms that local people actually need, not more executive enclaves.
• A significant number of new affordable homes, including many more at social rent.
• High construction standards that mitigate and adapt to climate change.
• High design standards, including space standards and adaptations for people with mobility needs.
• The maximum possible protection of the countryside.
• The maximum possible protection and restoration of nature.
• The maximum possible protection of Wealden's heritage.
• No occupation of new homes without the infrastructure to support them.
• Protection of sites for future community assets, such as a reservoir and the railway.
• Support for our economy, including high streets and rural businesses.
• Helping the incoming mayoral authority understand the constraints that apply to our place.