District News
Today (5th May) CPRE Sx Chair, Dan Osborn, wrote to the chair of CDC. He explained that developing a new local plan for Chichester, we want the council to set a realistic housing target that takes into account the local geography (protected landscapes and the impact of climate change) and the impact of Coronavirus, instead of accepting the ‘standard method.’
The good and the bad about rural exception sites
Written by Michael Brown
The principle of "rural exception" allows for the building of affordable homes in Sussex; however, as Michael Brown writes, it's open to abuse.
Letter: Scrap damaging and unsustainable housing target
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times, 9 April 2020
Mid Sussex District Planning update for CPRE Sussex members as at March 2020
Written by CPRE Sussex
Although Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) can allocate sites for development, it cannot build the sites out itself and is therefore reliant on developers to deliver against the huge housing target for the District. In our last update we reported on the increasing backlog in the delivery of new homes within Mid Sussex district sufficient to meet the delivery target, despite the increasing number of planning consents granted. That is a growing problem.
Letter: Horsham DC should say no government targets
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published in the West Sussex County Times, 12 March 2020
Letter: Planning is neither joined-up nor intelligent
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 30 January 2020
