Wealden District Local Plan Housing Background Paper Proposed Submission Document August 2018 How to Contact Us Planning Policy Wealden District Council Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2AX Telephone 01892 602008 E-mail:
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[email protected] Wealden Local Plan Housing Background Paper 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 The Wealden Local Plan 4 1.3 Structure of the Paper 4 2 Previous Consultations on the Wealden Local Plan 7 2.1 Wealden Local Plan Issues, Options and Recommendations Contents 7 (2015) 2.2 Wealden Local Plan (March, 2017) Version 8 3 The Wealden Housing Market Area 11 3.1 The Wealden Housing Market Area 11 3.2 Review of the Wealden Local Plan 14 4 Identifying Market Housing Needs 15 4.1 National Planning Policy and Guidance 15 4.2 Local Evidence Base Documents 17 4.3 Conclusions 23 5 Affordable Housing 25 5.1 National Policy and Guidance 25 5.2 The Affordable