4.84 states that "Some funding for the A27 junctions package of improvements has already been secured from planning permissions granted to date." This does not cover enough detail to be a statement in the local plan. Unless the detail is provided of the funds and the plan for the funds then this is irrelevant. Key is that the population of Chichester have asked for a new strategic route for the A27 endorsed by both CDC and West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in a democratic process. This needs to be incorporated into the plan. We should NOT be using development money to improve a Highways England (HE) road. If the main strategic road for the south coast is not fit for purpose, the government needs to provide sufficient funds from its increased roads budget to build one that is. If it can't afford to then it must reduce the housing quota for the district. CDC should go back to government and state that the allocation of housing numbers within a very constrained area is not deliverable unless an acceptable solution to the A27 is provided within the life of this revised plan.

With refernece to section 4.85 There is known capacity with schools to the North of the city in the SDNP. Provision should be made for housing where vacancies currently exist and where the school PAN can easily be increased without resorting to further building. As a result options to the North of the local plan must be part of a strategic development site.