UK Strategic Land Investment – Peacehaven – 300sqm Plot

PLANNING DEPARTMENT COMMENTS

• Peacehaven falls under the administrative authority of Lewes District Council which is in the process of completing their current Core Strategy due for adoption later this year. The site will be allocated as countryside within the plan but is not designated greenbelt. Under the South East Plan, the Lewes district has a housing target of 3000 homes that need to be delivered within the plan period and the current Core Strategy, due for adoption, will fail to meet this target requiring the council to find additional sites in their next review. Peacehaven is well supported with services making any site adjacent to it a Sustainable Urban Extension site and the land to the south of our site has already been allocated for development for 450 units.
• The site represents an excellent opportunity to secure planning allocation for residential development in the medium term. We will be promoting the site through the Core Strategy review process and subsequent Site Allocations Document for inclusion as a residential development site within 6 – 7 years.

LATEST PLANNING UPDATE

Covid19 measures in the UK has resulted in the Pre-Application meeting with the South Downs National Park being deferred to later this year although a virtual meeting is being arrange with the authority to establish the revise timelines now that restrictions are being eased.

The SDNP Local Plan remains heavily delinquent in terms of housing delivery and National Government remain steadfast in the position that National Parks need to contribute to housing delivery where suitable and that those authorities that are delinquent treat this as a matter of urgency.

We await confirmation of the pre application meeting and will provide feedback from this once available.