Friday, 13 July 2012 12:24
13 July 2012
CPRE Sussex CT continues to fight a proposal for an enormous glasshouse complex at Almodington on the Manhood Peninsula. It is obvious that this proposal will be a significant intrusion into the landscape and will generate a great deal of heavy lorry movement in an area of quiet country lanes and already congested access to the A27. The decision date for the Easton Farm appeal, also known as the Manhood Peninsula /Madestein appeal, has now been set to August 13.
In March 2011 Chichester District Councillors voted to refuse permission to Madestein Ltd to build a complex totalling 54 acres to grow lettuces on a site outside the designated Horticultural Development Area.
Madestein appealed against this decision in Autumn 2011 and an inspector began to hear the Appeal in March 2012. CPRE Sussex CT appeared alongside the District Council, the Almodington Association (a group of concerned local residents) and others including the Friends of Chichester Harbour to present evidence to show why the Appeal should be refused. Stuart Meier, our then Director, and Martin Small MRTPI, our Planning Consultant, gave evidence on the effect of the proposal on the landscape quality and tranquillity of the area.
