63 transcripts · 391 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 10 Nov · 6 meetings, 38 signals in the last month
“A little bit about the CIL, members will know since April 2016 we introduced a community infrastructure levy. Since then we've collected 96 .7 million in CIL receipts. That's on the back of grants of residential and retail growth. It's not income in the normal sense, but it gener…”
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£10m professional services framework
Procurement · 11 Mar 2026 · £10m · tender expected 1 Apr 2026
The annual procurement programme includes a new construction professional services framework, due to launch next month and estimated at around £10 million over four years. It will cover services from architects to…
Town and parish asset transfers
Corporate Assets · 15 Jul 2026
Multiple members urged the council to prioritise transfers of car parks, village halls and similar assets to town and parish councils where local control could protect community services and free parking. This suggests…
Property and Energy · 1 Jul 2026
Cabinet approved progress on the first solar carport scheme at Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, using the permitted development route. Members described it as a trial for future sites and highlighted expected savings of around…
East Hoathly housing and school
Housing · 21 May 2026
A major hybrid scheme at East Hoathly would deliver up to 275 dwellings, a two-form entry primary school and community allotments across multiple sites, plus 17 dwellings in full on a frontage site. The proposal also…
Planning · 21 Sept 2026 · £1.4m–£5.0m
The planning and environmental services team faces heavy workload pressure, with around 5,000 applications, 700 enforcement complaints a year and rising enforcement notices. The service also relies on fee income and is…
Planning and Environment · 18 Sept 2026
Members repeatedly warned that without an adopted local plan, Wealden would face more speculative development, poorer standards, and less control over where development happens. This creates pressure on the council to…
Finance · 11 Jun 2026
Repeated concern was raised that the government had not provided financial modelling for the modified proposal. Members and officers said the consultation omitted hard numbers, making it impossible to assess whether…
Environmental Health · 15 Apr 2026
Environmental Health argued that extending hours to 4am and 5am at a pub in a predominantly residential area would likely disturb nearby residents. The concern centred on noise from customers, music and people leaving…
Housing · 3 Dec 2025 · £9.5m
Cabinet discussed a substantial housing decarbonisation programme funded through a mix of annual budget provision, maintenance programme spend and external grants. The council sets aside £1m annually, has a £6m…
Leisure and Sports · 10 Nov 2025 · £350k
Cabinet approved using retained Community Infrastructure Levy to fund part of a new all-weather 3G pitch at Victoria Pleasure Ground. The council said its contribution would unlock Football Foundation funding, with the…
Leisure and Sports · 10 Nov 2025 · £1.4m
Cabinet approved recommending full Council allocate up to £1.35 million from Community Infrastructure Levy to improve Uckfield Rugby Football Club, including the clubhouse and multi-sports facilities. Members framed the…
Waste Management · 10 Oct 2025 · £3.1m
The partnership forecast a significant increase in core costs, driven mainly by inflation, updated property numbers, and the new food waste service. The report states that the new food waste service due to start in…
Governance · 21 Sept 2026
The committee voted on a motion to refer the greenway decision back to Cabinet, but it failed on the chair's casting vote. A second motion to take no further action then passed, leaving the Cabinet decision in place and…
Planning · 16 Jul 2026
The committee resolved to refuse the South Street housing application after a long debate. Members set out multiple reasons for refusal, focusing on density/visual impact, drainage concerns, and ecological harm, and…
Housing · 16 Jul 2026
The committee approved the Alexandra Road extension in line with officer recommendation after brief discussion about the building being close to the street, the retained garden area, and the fit with the local street…
Planning · 15 Jun 2026
The committee formally voted to refuse the application contrary to officer recommendation. The recorded vote was five for refusal, none against and none abstaining. This is a completed decision rather than a procurement…
Planning and Environment · 18 Sept 2026
Cabinet agreed to recommend the proposed submission Wealden Local Plan for publication under Regulation 19, alongside supporting documents including the sustainability appraisal and habitats regulations assessment. The…
TENs refused on nuisance grounds
Licensing · 15 Apr 2026
The sub-committee refused both temporary event notices after finding that the proposed late-night hours in a residential area would undermine the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective. The decision was based…
Premises licence granted with alcohol hours
Licensing · 23 Mar 2026
The sub-committee approved a new premises licence for Local Choice Retailers Limited at 29 High Street, Heathfield, authorising off-sales of alcohol only during the specified hours. This is a licensing policy /…
Planning · 19 Mar 2026
The committee refused retrospective permission for a boundary screen at Springfield House because members considered it too high, too oppressive, and harmful to the rural setting and neighbouring amenity. Members…
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Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been Construction & Building Works (80 mentions, easing), IT & Digital (56 mentions, easing), Professional Services (54 mentions, easing) and Democracy & Elections (47 mentions, easing).