I wish to object to the number of houses identified in the Local Plan. Bracklesham and East Wittering have already had their quota. The houses that are being built now are not for local people, most of them are too expensive as there is no work in the area. These houses will be sold as second homes or holiday lets. The Sewerage Works cannot cope with all the extra dirty water and if we get heavy rainfall it spills out into the Harbour.
The A27 is still proving to be a problem and before long if we get more houses (most of whom will have at least two cars) the whole of the access to the A27 will grind to a halt. It already takes almost an hour at peak times to get from Bracklesham to the Chichester roundabout. Some of our local businesses have had to cancel clients in Chichester as it is not worth their while as they have to spend so much time getting there and back. The main road from Chichester to the Witterings and Bracklesham is to all intents and purposes a cul de sac.
The new proposed road from Fishbourne to Birdham will make the situation worse, especially when the West Wittering beach traffic arrives in the Summer. It will also take away a wildlife area.
The Doctors Surgery is already overloaded as it is the only one for a very large area and it is almost impossible to get an appointment, especially when we get the visitors in the Summer.
The three local schools are already full and if all these houses are built, presumably as they are mainly large houses they will have more children in them.
If all the spare land is used up on housing, what happens if we get a situation where we need to grow our own food. This is an agricultural area which is also a holiday area and as such should be allowed to stay that way. It is about time Chichester stood up to Westminster and said 'Enough is Enough!