Object

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 1999

Received: 04/02/2019

Respondent: Mrs C Shepherd

Representation Summary:

Object to proposed country park, do not want existing green fields, wildlife etc taken away by strategic housing allocation. Location inappropriate due to flood plain. Adjacency to Chichester Harbour AONB will have destructive effect due to pollution caused by suggested link road. Use of agricultural land will impact economy. Object to employment allocation on grounds that infrastructure/ affordable housing inadequate to facilitate needs of people moving into the area for employment and potential noise impact from new commercial development.

Full text:

I am writing to STRONGLY OPPOSE to the proposal of the developments throughout the areas in Chichester.
I attended the consultation and it is unbelievable what I have seen using a picture of what I am assuming is the beautiful houses in the grounds of the Cathedral high lighted and labelled neighbourhood planning. if only this was the case, a pretty picture has been used to disguise what is being planned but without any concrete decisions we are only been told of the likelihood such as 'at least' the 100 homes for the Donnington area. My fear is what does the council mean by homes 100? (flats, maisonettes, houses). Why would we want a country park that would be no consolation for what the council is taking away from us when we already have the green fields, the wildlife, the peace and tranquillity, The proposals for employment is another objection I am making, for families to move into the area to enable them to work we would need a vast improvement in the infrastructure of Chichester to facilitate that, buses to take them to work. medical provisions such as doctors Nhs dentists and schools, education has limited resources, as it is we can hardly provide a good standard for the children with such a short fall in investment and not one new school has been mentioned in all the plans, Chichester council are dreaming, all they see is the £ signs. Affordable housing is also another fact that the council has no idea about what young people can afford when buying their own homes Chichester is far too conservative to understand that along with mortgage they have to run car/cars due to lack of bus services and indeed the lack of fair prices in fares.
Now for the proposed so called road improvements they have taken the plans from H E and included them in the plans which would then come back to haunt us having the road around us, they have a nerve to think that people could possibly live with ongoing traffic from behind ,the side and indeed the front of our homes. The proposed housing up in the Wittering area could be an additional 700 cars coming our way each and everyday, how could the council even think that we could live with that, Then with the changes for the Stockbridge roundabout , The A27 proposal was rejected and funding lost. The council believe they can slip it in through the back door and use the already rejected plans. We will loose the farm, the the greenery for what ? a traffic controlled roundabout, with limited access through no right turns and more commercial traffic. without a doubt some of us will develop ill health caused by the build up of the fumes, we do not know either what kind of commercial, employment establishments will be behind us or what noise impact this will have if we are ever able to sit in the garden if these plans are approved. I am also considering the residents that would be living in these new estates. My other question is why on earth would a flood plain be considered for building either around or alongside. The council can not confirm where any of these homes will be built in Apuldram, this is a total waste of money in their fancy posters and booklets, they are not even aware that in the areas they are submitting that the actual land owners would be prepared to sell to them.
I hope you consider what I have written, as I am both angry and so very sad that councillors can sit and plan all this, its obvious there is no consideration for the existing residents, their well being including, the time and money that they have invested in their homes, The A27 fiasco and concrete city,proves they are making a huge mistake that will ruin Chichester for ever, living in the new over populated areas we will have lost everything we hold dear and which we care and maintain . I would also add that w/c 7/1/19 the government was being held responsible for lack of action to cut emissions in areas, evidence of this was sighted on a young child's DEATH CERTIFICATE, is this what Chichester believes could NEVER happen here? I assure you in the very near future it will happen if these plans go ahead, forget social care there will be an increase for medical and mental health care if people are forced to live in an 'inner city' like Chichester.
I can not be the only person very afraid of what these planners have in mind, funny that they choose only the south side of the county.
One more very important point how dare you make the objection procedure so very complicated and time consuming this is a prime example that Chichester has no regard to the residents and believe that using tactics like this will enable their plans to get through.

We need to safeguard those areas of natural beauty in our area. This is not only to protect the aesthetic beauty of our surroundings but also to encourage visitors to the area to see this has a place to visit and return to, this provides a economic boost to our area.
This location is inappropriate as its environmental impact far outweighs its suggested benefit. Its a flood plain. Any developments need to take into account the impact on the immediate surroundings. The use of agricultural land is short sighted and impacting not only our economy but our capability. The adjacency to the Chichester Harbour AONB will have a destructive effect in terms of pollution caused especially from a suggested link road, already objected to under the A27 rejected proposals.