East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan

The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) works in partnership with East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) – collectively known as “the Authorities” – on minerals and waste planning policy matters for the part of the National Park that falls within East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

The Authorities have, together, prepared and adopted the East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Local Plan (WMLP).  The WMLP comprises:

• East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Plan (2013).
• East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Sites Plan (2017).
• East Sussex, South Downs and Brighton & Hove Waste and Minerals Revised Policies (2024).

The WMLP is used by the Authorities in the determination of planning applications for minerals extraction, waste management activities, and the safeguarding of minerals and waste infrastructure, in the part of the National Park that falls within East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

The WMLP – together with all the Adoption Notices, Background Documents, Inspectors’ Reports, Monitoring Reports, Policies Map, Schedule of Suitable Industrial Estates, and Supplementary Planning Documents – can be viewed on the East Sussex County Council (ESCC) website.