Horsham & Crawley
Article: Mid Sussex Times 15 January 2015 by Dr Roger Smith
Written by Roger F SmithSubject: house-building targets are decided – by Planning Inspectors, “unelected official, whose decisions cannot be challenged - and who cannot be held to account by councils and communities should his decisions prove to be flawed”.
“Since he does not explain how he has arrived at a number for the latter, one must conclude that the allocation is arbitrary.”
The Planning Inspector who examined the Horsham District Planning Framework (HDPF), has decided that a minimum of 750 new houses pa should be built in Horsham District in the period 2011-2031, amounting to at least 15,000 in total.
Letter: Planning Inspector's targets make us vulnerable
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex Gazette 7 January 2015
Where Planning Power Rests: House-building target imposed on Horsham District by Planning Inspector is dependent on untested and questionable presumptions and assumptions.
Letter: Planning Inspector's imposed targets for Horsham District are arbitrary
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 1 January 2015
Documents submitted by Horsham & Crawley CPRE Sussex district:
Letter: Defending against developer-imposed development
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 25 September 2014:
CPRE Sussex criticises "unrealistic and excessive" house targets
Written by CPRE Sussex19 September 2014
The Sussex County Times published a major article yesterday on planning, quoting Dr Roger Smith of CPRE Sussex's Horsham District discussing the recent report Targeting The Countryside.
Housing targets appeal has implications for local plan
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 4 September 2014:
Implications of Planning Appeal Decision – is Horsham District Council aware?
Horsham District: "at the mercy of developers"
Written by Roger F Smith7 August 2014
The following letter has been published in West Sussex County Times:
Mayfield: A response to Horsham District Council’s District Planning Framework
Written by CPRE SussexCPRE Sussex Trustee Dr Roger F Smith joined the many voices responding to Horsham District Council's Horsham District Planning Framework with statement issued to the West Sussex County Times.
Dr Roger F Smith speaking for CPRE Sussex-Horsham District said:
CPRE Horsham District response to Horsham District Planning Framework Proposed Submission
Written by Roger F Smith
CPRE Sussex Horsham District have submitted a response to Horsham District Council’s ‘Horsham District Planning Framework (HDPF) Proposed Submission’, which was subject to a 6-week public consultation closing 27 June.
