Wealden Consultations Diary

The Wealden Consultations Diary helps you to find out more about consultations that Wealden is planning or which you are able to have your say on now. It also stores completed consultations from 2009 onwards, so that you can see the results and what suggested improvements we have been able to introduce.

Take a look at the featured consultations below, or click the 'Search' button to search all consultations in the directory.

Featured Consultations

Number of Featured Consultations: 3

Click on the consultation title to view the full details.

Housing Needs Survey

Status: Closed (Results Published)

The Council have commissioned Fordham Research to carry out this survey to find out about the housing needs of its residents now and also their future needs. The results will help to inform the 'Local Development Framework' which will guide future development in the District to 2026.

Key Findings and changes made:

Taking into account incomes, affordability and the availability of affordable housing, the survey has identified an annual affordable housing need of 812 in Wealden. The results from this study will provide evidence to support the development of housing, including affordable housing, across the District and policies within the emerging Local Development Framework.

Start Date: Wednesday 10 June 2009
End Date: Friday 17 July 2009

Results Expected Date: Thursday 31 December 2009

Have your say on crime and safety in your area

Status: Closed (Results Published)

The Safer Wealden Partnership, along with other Crime Reduction Parternships across East Sussex are keen to hear about your views on crime and disorder in your neighbourhood. The information obtained from local residents, of all ages, helps to inform the Partnership and East Sussex as a whole, about what our priorites should be for next year.

Key Findings and changes made:

Start Date: Thursday 20 August 2009
End Date: Wednesday 30 September 2009

Results Expected Date: Sunday 25 January 2009

Draft Budget and Corporate Plan survey

Status: Closed (Results Published)

The survey asks participants' views the Council's key responsibilities, on making cost savings and on our corporate priorities and key issues facing Wealden over the next three years.

Results will inform key strategic decisions.

Please view the draft Corporate Plan consultation document before completing the survey.

Key Findings and changes made:

The responses were generally very supportive of the ambitions set out in the Corporate Plan, confirming that, from their viewpoint, these were the Corporate Objectives that they would expect and that the five key issues reflected the most important priorities District-wide. With broad support for the Corporate Plan and what the Council seeks to achieve over the next three years, few changes have been necessary to the Corporate Plan. We have, though, refined and revised some of our aims as a consequence of consultation, for example in working with our health partners. A number of respondents have also encouraged us to be more explicit on affordable housing within the Local Development Framework and this will be addressed in conjunction with

Start Date: Sunday 20 December 2009
End Date: Monday 11 January 2010

Results Expected Date: Wednesday 24 March 2010