Friends of Lewes Talk: The Planning System in Lewes: a Rough Guide – Tuesday 14 November 2023, 7:30pm

A talk on Zoom

Marcus Taylor and Peter Earl: The Planning System in Lewes: a Rough Guide

With the country’s Town and Country planning system seemingly occupying much of the work of the Friends of Lewes currently, it was thought both pertinent and beneficial if Members and others could be provided with a background to the principal provisions which underpin our planning system.

Marcus Taylor, a past secretary of the Society and long-term member with a wealth of knowledge of the town, and Peter Earl, a chartered town planner and member of the executive committee, are in conversation to bring you ‘a rough guide to the planning system’.

In discussion, with text and images, they will highlight how the Society’s vision of ‘keeping Lewes special’ is pursued. They will outline how the ‘Friends’ operates, on a day-to-day basis, seeks to influence the relevant decision and policy makers at all levels of government and attempt to guide development.

With reference to relevant case examples, they will set out some of the successes and challenges. In particular, they will explain the added responsibilities and protections applied  to the town by being within the South Downs National Park.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the talk, which they will do their best to answer, or address by email subsequently.

Planning Applocation Approved

This talk is free to members of the Friends of Lewes, and £4 to non-members. Non-members can buy a ticket (£4) from TicketSource, which will provide a link for this Zoom talk.

Members will receive an email with a Zoom link.

Please click on that link to attend the talk 5 minutes before it starts.

We would recommend a computer screen or an iPad as a minimum screen-size for viewing our Zoom talks.

Our presenters will be speaking live, and you can ask questions by typing in the Chat box in Zoom.

See the Diary page for a list of  forthcoming events organised by the Friends of Lewes