Clair Hall
Run by the Community for the CommunityMid Sussex District Council – Decision on Clair Hall
On the 19 August 2024, Mid Sussex District Council published the following statement on its Engagement Hub website:
” Following the decision made at Cabinet on 29 July, we are eager to move forward with developing a cultural facility. To achieve this, we plan to go to the market and offer the land as a key component of the project. We are inviting proposals from developers and potential operators, asking what additional features—such as residential units, retail spaces or other innovative ideas—could be included to make the overall development viable and sustainable.
We understand that the community has diverse needs and that it may be challenging to meet all of them. Therefore, we aim to find a modern, flexible solution that balances these needs and gives us the best chance of success. We are committed to making our decisions transparently and publicly, ensuring that the process is open and inclusive.
We are now keen to engage in discussions with potential operators to explore how we can best develop the Clair Hall site. While we may not be able to satisfy every individual requir.ement, our goal is to create a vibrant, multifaceted development that benefits the community as a whole. Crucially we have committed that any redevelopment of the site must begin with a cultural facility.”
The Save Clair Hall group continues to be prepared to work with Mid Sussex District Council and/or Haywards Heath Town Council to ensure that Haywards Heath and the surrounding area benefit from community and cultural facilities that residents need and deserve. The group continues to believe that such facilities should be run by the community for the benefit of the community.