Councillor Gareth Owen-Williams has spoken on two controversial developments in Wealden
A pair of controversial proposals for housing in Crowborough have been given the go ahead by Wealden planners.
On Thursday (December 10), Wealden District Council planners approved two applications seeking outline planning permission for major housing developments on land on either side of Walshes Road.
The two applications – to build up to 150 homes on land near the Orchid Riding Centre and to build 130 houses at the Brookview site – had both come in for significant opposition from residents, largely due to fears around impact on the local highways network.
While considered separately, similar views were aired during discussion of both applications, including the fact that the wider area has had planning consent for 330 homes over several sites since 2015.