The LSP is working on a 'Better Broadband for Wealden' project, which touches on many of our Sustainable Community Strategy themes, but particularly supports the Prosperity theme.
The LSP has followed developments in the field of internet access for a few years and we have a specific priority to "develop use of broadband, particularly for electronic communication and websites, and encourage more active networking amongst local businesses".
The 'Better Broadband for Wealden' project is taking actions recommended as ways to increase broadband uptake and increase the likelihood of broadband suppliers installing the hardware needed for faster internet connections in the Wealden. Find out more here.
Wealden District Council submitted its Core Strategy to the Secretary of State on the 5th of August 2011. Accompanying it as a Supporting Document was the Infrastructure Delivery Plan, which was drawn up with the help of the LSP (more info on the Work Programme page).
The next phase of the infrastructure project is already underway and includes an initiative to map all publicly-held assets across the district, to which the LSP has contributed. Progress so far can be seen on Wealden District Council's online mapping service (click 'Overlays' at the bottom left). Sussex Police and East Sussex County Council are setting up a county-wide asset mapping programme and the LSP will feed into this as well.
The LSP is currently engaging with its health sector partners on the impact and implications of the ongoing reorganisation of the NHS. Representatives from Wealden's emerging GP commissioning boards have been invited to attend LSP meetings and discuss these issues, and Primary Care Trust representatives are providing regular updates on developments. These discussions and updates can be found in the minutes and presentations on the Meetings and Agendas page.
At the request of Action in Rural Sussex the LSP has put together a list of business networks in Wealden and across the region. It can be found here: