A record of action | Promise of more |
- Housing - Fair housing for all - Local need not developer greed
- Building the first council houses in decades, delivering a programme of 200+ houses at a low rent.
- Prioritising brownfield sites.
- Supporting vulnerable residents
- Oppose Eton New Town
- Opposing speculative planning proposals which are driven by Conservative Government housing targets rather than local need.
| - Building more council homes and prioritising affordable homes
- Standing up to speculative developers
- Pushing for existing planning permission sites to go ahead (calling for government to close loopholes)
- Prioritising insulation and energy efficiency standards
- Housing for all - pushing for a mix of housing, not just age restricted or luxury development
- Stand up to government to fight top down housing targets which don’t come with public services
- Continue to oppose Eton New Town
- Brownfield first, fight to preserve our green open spaces
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- Environment - taking action to protect our environment
- Pesticide and pollinator strategy
- Set up and supported litter pick groups with equipment
- Increased wildflower planting
- Renewed waste fleet with more sustainable fuels and electric vehicles - and replacing waste with Biodiesel
- Switched the council electricity supply to a renewable energy tariff
- Reduced carbon emissions by 15%
- On track for net zero by 2030
| - A plan for insulation, retrofit and encouraging warmer home standards for new builds
- Embedding climate in decision-making
- Cabinet post for the climate emergency
- Support and encourage community projects for tree planting and encouraging nature
- Stand up to Southern Water and their vandalism of our seas and rivers with Sewage dumps
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- An effective council that listens
- Visible hard working councillors
- Working year round
- Held a cost of living summit
| - Reform the complaints' system to make the council more accessible to residents
- Listen to local residents and put communities first
- Delivering effective policies in partnership with local groups
- Maintaining sensible finances despite huge pressure on local government finances
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- Prioritizing health and social care
- Campaigned for better health access to both GPs and dentists
- Delivered new GP site in Newhaven via a District council bid
- Listened to health concerns of residents and raised concerns with government
| - Push the government to cooperate with local authorities and improve communications and systems by working together for good of residents rather than obscuring and ignoring local needs
- Offer Seaford GP space to NHS (Richmond Road car park)
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- Help those who need it most
- Provided emergency funds to lowest income during the cost of living crisis
- Removed council tax from the poorest
- Built council homes for the first time in decades
- Supported local community groups and foodbanks
| - Continue to push government, so we can build even more council homes
- Continue to listen to and support our residents to the best of our ability as ward councillors
- Ensure the council works for safety nets
- Support community groups who support those most in need
- Push the government for a more compassionate approach
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