Housing & Environment

The issues that concern my family and I are the issues that concern you, and none more so than the Labour Government’s plans to squeeze another 18,000 new homes into Mid-Sussex, that's an increase of a further 3,000 on the already ridiculous target of 15,000 set last year. We do need to build new homes, but we need to ensure we have the infrastructure to cope.

A Conservative Government is pledged to abandon top-down targets set by unelected quangos like SEERA (South East England Regional Assembly) and will instead task local councils to set the appropriate housing levels for their area.

I recently opposed plans to develop the area to the west of Beech Hurst Gardens on the grounds that it would be infilling of the strategic gap between Haywards Heath & Cuckfield. I will continue to oppose any other such developments.

The Lib Dems continue to support proposals to establish a new ghetto town here in Mid Sussex. It was local Conservative Councillors who voted down this proposal last time and we will work tirelessly to limit both Labour and Liberal plans for excessive housing development in Mid Sussex.