The main issue currently is to influence the District Council against inclusion of what was originally up to 1000 homes on a fragile flood plain within their 16 year strategic plan. The area in question is between Lancing and Shoreham, an area of approximately 1.5 x 1.5 miles, sandwiched between the A27 and the A259. As you are aware, The Shoreham Airport is located within this area and the business owners association are involved in the Draft Plan issue together with all the associations for the residents.
Local Plan: wrong numbers.
The Chichester District Council (CDC) has prepared a draft Local Plan open for consultation from 22 March.
We strongly object to the proposal for building 395 houses per year from 2012 to 2029. The CDC has disobeyed the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) para 159, which says: "Local planning authorities should have a clear understanding of housing needs in their area. They should: prepare a Strategic Housing Market Assessment." (SHMA). This means that the CDC should produce a new SHMA for "their area". But they have not done so. Local needs have been ignored, as also have the sustainability requirements of the NPPF paras 7 to 10 .
I would like to thank local members who have taken thetime to advise me of issues within their immediate area.
In particular I would like to thank Stanley Allen for his timely updates on intended developments in the Lancing and Shoreham areas.
I still have limited opportunities to meet and discuss with our local membership due to my constrained personalcircumstances.
I have identified a number of outlets in the local area who have taken our membership leaflets and hopefully Ican find more to increase our local membership base.
I would urge members to find outlets who are receptive to the aims and cause of CPRE. Brighton and Hove Albion FC have submitted an application to Adur District Council for extra full-size pitchesat the club's proposed £22 million Lancing training facility.
The land is designated for up to 600 homes in the Adur Plan and the objective of the football club is to ensure better use of the pitches as the original land purchasewas not enough for the club needs.
One of the pitches has been set aside for use as a community pitch by the club.
Work is continuing with the access road along Mash Barn Lane and the expectation on work on the training ground starting in April 2013.
David Start
Horsham District's emerging Local Plan and a significant appeal decision
Written by Roger F Smith28 April 2013
Emerging Local Plan: How many houses?
Horsham District Council (HDC) has yet to make public the number of houses that it will plan for in the period to 2031. However, statements made by senior members of the Council indicate an intention to set a huge number in conformity with that set by the South East Plan (SEP) even though the latter was revoked 27 March 2013. Unfortunately, these Councillors believe that a lower number would be rejected by the Inspectorate and that they have no choice but to conform to the SEP target.
26 April 2013
News update from Mid-Sussex CPRE, including updates on the Mid Sussex District Plan.
Letter from Horsham District CPRE warns of risk of Local Plan deadline
Written by Roger F Smith4 April 2013
The following letter from Dr Roger F Smith on behalf of CPRE Sussex Horsham District was published in today's West Sussex Times:
