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Mid Sussex District Plan Review (MSDC) – Post-Hearings Update (Published 15 May 2026)

Parish Council's were advised by the District Council that the Planning Inspector, as part of the ongoing District Plan Examination, has required MSDC to undertake further in-combination testing 35 additional site four of those sites are within Slaugham Parish.

This direction forms part of the Inspector’s assessment of whether the District Plan can meet the increased district-wide housing requirement, including the unmet housing need arising from Crawley and Brighton. The Inspector has required Mid Sussex to accommodate 50% of Crawley’s unmet housing need and 1,500 dwellings from Brighton’s unmet need, contributing to an overall uplift of approximately 4,000 additional homes to be planned for across the district.

Within Slaugham Parish, the four sites identified for further testing comprise:

Site 1188 (196 dwellings) Land at Pease Field, Pease Pottage

Site 818 (41 dwellings) Land north of the Fomer Gold House, Horsham Road, Pease Pottage

Site 18 (105 dwellings) Land west of Truggers, Handcross

Site 603 (700 dwellings) Land west of Woodhurst Farm, Old Brighton Road South, Pease Pottage

A combined potential yield of 1,042 dwellings.which equates to approximately 25% of the Inspector-driven uplift of c.4,000 homes. Whe added to the 65 existing allocation at St Martins Close in Handcross, this results in a total of 1,107 dwellings, so approx 4.6% of the district-wide housing requirement for 2021–2040. These figures are indicative only and apply solely if all four sites pass the in-combination testing required by the Planning Inspector, and if Mid Sussex District Council agrees to take them forward. The outcome will depend on the Inspector’s assessment, the results of the technical testing, and decisions made across the wider district as part of the ongoing examination process.

For more information on the progress on MSDC District Plan please click here or visit Mid Sussex District Council