Mid Sussex Times

West Sussex housing issues

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This is a snapshot of the housing picture across West Sussex at present:

Mid Sussex

After plans for thousands of homes on top of more than 11,000 proposed for the district were paused,leaderJona­thanAsh-Edwards wrote to the government calling for ‘our housing targets to be reset to a level more consistent with our environmen­tal and infrastruc­ture constraint­s’.

Horsham

Horsham’s local plan has been delayed due to an ‘unforeseea­ble’ announceme­nt by the government’s advisor on the natural environmen­t. See our comment, left.

Worthing

An appeal over the council’s rejection of plans for Chatsmore

Farm, part of the green gap between Worthing and Ferring, was won by developer Persimmon Homes. The scheme had been opposed by more than 1,000 residents, MP Sir Peter Bottomley and the council’s planning committee.

The inspector conceded that even if Worthing developed ‘every blade of grass’, its housing shortfall would still be challengin­g.

Adur

The council put forward two major greenfield developmen­ts in its local plan – but still fell well short of the initial government target. It last year bought New Salts Farm, separating Lancing and Shoreham, to protect it from potential developmen­t.

Chichester

Hundreds of protestors marched to raise awareness of the’urbanisati­on’ of the Manhood Peninsula last month. A 5,500 signature petition on overdevelo­pment of the area was sent to Housing Secretary Michael Gove.

Arun

In the three years to March 2021, Arun District Council delivered 1,872 homes but its target is

2,891. As a consequenc­e, planning applicatio­ns will have to be approved so long as they are considered ‘sustainabl­e’ and the benefits of such developmen­ts outweigh any detrimenta­l impacts.

Crawley

Campaigner­s have expressed their outrage over plans for up to 10,000 homes west of

Ifield. Homes England has been criticised over the proposals, which would see a huge tranche of countrysid­e built on.

 ?? ?? Haywards Heath Golf Club back in 2020. Photo: Steve Robards
Haywards Heath Golf Club back in 2020. Photo: Steve Robards

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