Arun Local Plan approved despite ‘significant’ environmental damage
Written by CPRE SussexThe Arun District Local plan - with a housing requirement of at least 1,000 homes a year (or 20,000 homes by 2031) has been found sound despite the examining inspector highlighting the "significant negative effects" of its housing allocation policies on the environment.
Letter: Arun should examine Planning Inspector’s report closely
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by West Sussex Gazette 11 July 2018
Open letter warns ‘undemocratic’ council not to rush IKEA decision
Written by CPRE Sussex
An unprecedented open letter has been sent to Adur District Council urging it to cancel this month’s crunch meeting on proposals for a major new development including an IKEA superstore at New Monks Farm in Lancing.
Letter: Vulnerable to imposed development if Neighbourhood Plan ‘out-of-date’
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by West Sussex County Times 5 July 2018
Mid Sussex District: CPRE Sussex Planning Update – 30 June 2018
Written by Michael BrownMid Sussex’s new District Plan is now operational. This update looks at the early stages of its implementation. There have been some early and interesting decisions.
In June CPRE Sussex took part in a weekend workshop with the residents of the village of Ford in West Sussex. The aim of the workshop was to look at the proposed design for the development of the Ford airfield site, to gain community input on the plans and to produce revised proposals and drawings based on the outcome of the workshops.
After recent confusion over plans for a new dual carriageway between Lewes and Polegate announced by local MPs Maria Caulfield and Stephen Lloyd, South Coast Alliance for Transport and the Environment (SCATE), the Folkington Estate and RH & RW Clutton presented to a ‘full house’ at Selmeston Village Hall on June 12th to talk about what is being proposed.
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