District News
Letter: Defending against developer-imposed development
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 25 September 2014:
Artists from many local villages including Hurstpierpoint, Henfield, Bolney, Wineham and Steyning have joined forces to create a collection of work depicting the beautiful countryside at risk from proposals for a new town in the area.
Please note the following news updates to Local Plans in the Lewes district:
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.
CPRE Sussex key to Lewes Planning committee decision
Written by CPRE Sussex18 Sept 2014
Lewes District Council Planning Applications Committee unanimously refused, against a strong recommendation from their officers, an application by Gleeson Strategic Land to build 110 houses on a greenfield site in Ringmer.
Since the last District report in May, there have been a few planning decisions to cheer. These decisions encourage us in our ongoing campaign to ensure that environmental considerations that foster our precious local countryside and its rural heritage are properly weighed in the planning balance against the need (which we fully recognise) for new homes.
