In an article published in Planning Resource, architect Lord Rogers says that Britain is 'nowhere near' needing to build new towns in the countryside and the focus instead should be on driving up development density in urban areas.
The following letter was sent by CPRE Sussex Trustee Dr Roger Smith to Councillor Claire Vickers, Cabinet Member for Living and Working Communities, on March 15 2015.
Letter published by the West Sussex County Times 19 March 2015
Letter published by the West Sussex County Times 29 January 2015
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CPRE Sussex Trustee Chris Lewis considers the facts behind the arguments around the need for new housing in our district.
Statistics and forecasts of the numbers of people and of households in Sussex have changed substantially during 2012. This is a consequence of the way such figures are produced. It means that all concerned with future planning of housing needs, including local authorities and CPRE Sussex need to keep their eyes open and redo all their calculations.
