The Annual General Meeting of the Lewes District was held on Saturday 10 October in Cooksbridge. The meeting was well attended by CPRE members. Following Professor Critchley's re-election as Chairman, Maria Caulfield - MP for Lewes (also pictured) spoke about her interest in farming and supporting rural communities against the threat of inappropriate development. Mr Ian Everest gave a very interesting presentation about Southdown Shepherds.
Horsham District's interim housing target opens door to developers
Written by Roger F Smith
Letter published by the West Sussex County Times 15 October 2015
Sir,
Inspector approves Horsham District Planning Framework (HDPF) and confirms that his interim target of 800 houses per year is subject to review and further increase
Letter: Horsham District policies for rural housing development technically "unsound"
Written by Roger F SmithLetter to the West Sussex County Times, 21 September 2015.
WS County Times, letter: Labour shortage calls housing targets into question
Written by CPRE SussexLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 27 August 2015
Sir,
Developers struggling to recruit skilled labour
WS County Times: CPRE spokesman says need for affordable homes in new development "not being met".
Written by CPRE SussexAn article in the West Sussex County Times headlined: "Six affordable houses in 300-home scheme" shines a light on how housing policy in Horsham is failing to provide affordable housing in its greenfield schemes.
Letter: Greenfield developers' massive fail on affordable homes
Written by Roger F SmithLetter published by the West Sussex County Times 20 August 2015
Sir,
Affordable Homes targets not met despite allocation of huge tracts of countryside for development
