Widespread upset at plans for new car park

Plans to build a car park on a popular Chichester green space have been given the goahead despite a huge amount of upset in the community.

The application was submitted in October last year and featured plans to construct a 40- space car park area for temporary event parking on Havenstoke Park in the grounds of Graylingwell.

Since being submitted to the district council, the plans have received huge backlash from Chi chester residents with nearly 300 people lamenting the proposed loss of amenity and biodiversity in the park.

Among the many complaints was a widely-held belief that :‘ continuous developments within the City boundaries were reducing the opportunity for individuals to getaway from the constant hassle of traffic, noise, crowd sand inevitable pollution of our natural environment.'

The application was submitted in October last year and featured plans to construct a 40- space car park area for temporary event parking on Havenstoke Park in the grounds of Graylingwell.

Clare de Bathe, CEO of Chichester Community DevelopmentTrust said :' At C CDT we remain committed to preserving the integrity and sanctuary of the park, and we know how important it is to local residents and those who make use of the facilities and walk there regularly.

We understand that the deliveryof the pitch es and the new car parking space is part of the city wide sports plan, and that the developers had an obligation to deliver these facilities as an integral part of their S106 commitment and we will ensure the pitch es can be used for community development.

‘As with all that we do, we will put the community at the heart of our the work that we do on the park.'