The Localism Act 2011 introduced a new local tier to the planning system called neighbourhood planning. The purpose of this new tier of plan making is to empower local people to enable them to shape the area in which they live. Neighbourhood planning enables two types of body – town and parish councils or neighbourhood forums – to prepare, with the community they represent, planning documents for their area.
- Neighbourhood Development Plans set planning policies that will be used to determine planning applications in their respective parishes
- Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders grant planning permission for specific development which complies with the order
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Consultation on the Peacehaven and Telscombe Neighbourhood Development Plan – Regulation 16
Peacehaven and Telscombe Parish Councils have prepared a Neighbourhood Development Plan for the parishes. The Plan sets out a vision for the future of the area and planning policies which will be used to determine planning applications locally. In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Plan Regulations 2012 (as amended), the Peacehaven and Telscombe Neighbourhood Plan and associated documents will be subject to a 6-week consultation from 18th January 2023 to 9th March 2023.
Inspecting the Plan
The Peacehaven and Telscombe Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents are available to view under the ‘Peacehaven and Telscombe Towns’ tab below and through the council consultation portal - https://planningpolicyconsult.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/PTNP_REG16/consultationHome
Alternatively, if participants have difficulty in engaging online, hard copies of the submitted documents are available to view at the Lewes District Council Office and Peacehaven and Telscombe Town Councils respectively:
Lewes District Council: Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1AB
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5pm
Peacehaven Town Council: Meridian Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven, BN10 8BB
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm
Telscombe Town Council: 360 South Coast Road, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, BN10 7ES
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 9am – 4:30pm
Making Representations
Representations on the Peacehaven and Telscombe Neighbourhood Plan can be submitted via consultation portal: https://planningpolicyconsult.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/PTNP_REG16/consultationHome via email: ldf@lewes.gov.uk or via post to Southover House, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1AB until 17:00 on 9th March 2023.
Please be aware that all representations received by the authority will be made publicly available (in due course). These will be identified by name and where applicable, by organisation.
Notification
Any representation may include a request to be notified of the local planning authority’s decision under regulation 19 in relation to the neighbourhood development plan. Lewes District Council will process the information you provide in a manner that is compatible with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Which authority?
Local authorities have a legal duty to support and advise those communities undertaking neighbourhood planning. There are two local planning authorities in Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District. This is because parts of Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District are within the South Downs National Park.
- For neighbourhood areas wholly within one local planning authority, this local planning authority will support those undertaking neighbourhood planning.
- For neighbourhood areas within the boundaries of Eastbourne Borough or Lewes District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority, the responsibility for supporting neighbourhood planning will be incumbent upon the local planning authority where the main centre of population is based.
You can download the relevant town and parish council documents below. The links will automatically open the document for viewing.
