Community is urged to question the candidates

Residents are being urged to question candidates closely ahead of the Chichester District Council elections.

The future of Chichester Harbour is high on the agenda, with the Chichester Local Plan Review 2035 due to be revised in the coming months, and the Observer has been highlighting various views on the subject since the launch of our Don’t Destroy Chichester Harbour campaign in March.

John Nelson, chairman of Chichester Harbour Trust, said: “We are very pleased with the responses we have had and it is the communities around the harbour which are all girding to support this.

“The councillors are definitely responding. I think we should be urging the community to question the candidates on their policy.

“We are not saying there does not need to be more housing but there is a lot more work to be done. We are asking the councillors to instruct the officials to come up with some modifications.”