I have read the part of the plan that relates specifically to Fishbourne. I have lived in Fishbourne for over ten years. In that time the village has doubled in size and yet has not had any investment in the infrastructure.

Regarding specific points:
In the introductory commentary it states that the village is well supported by a railway station and bus routes. The trains only stop once an hour at this station. When I worked in London and Brighton, I had to either drive to Chichester or Havant as the trains did not provide a service that allowed me to get to work. We don't use the train now as the service is so infrequent, therefore any new homes would increase the traffic substantially therefore having an effect of the effective running of bus services. Traffic is already an issue with the queues to the A27 being a significant problem in rush hour.

6.63. Refers to the primary school, two pubs and a community centre and the increase in housing being required in order to sustain these facilities. The school already has a waiting list, our neighbours had to send their young child to Bosham, which means an increase in traffic and has an impact on their working day. The pubs and community centre have been operating successfully with the village at its current capacity.

Overall Fishbourne has doubled in size in terms of the number of houses in the last ten years. As a village we have supported development, but have not seen any improvement in the infrastructure. Fishbourne is not a service village, it is a village in its own right. Car use is substantial due to the lack of trains and no local shops, doctors and overcapacity in the school. There is no local employment so everyone needs transport in order to work. Pollution and road usage have increased, significantly. There is also grave concern about Fishbourne being able to maintain a separate village identity, it is assumed that the 250 homes would be built on Bethwines Farm, this reduces the village's ability to maintain a separate identity.

In summary your plan raises the following questions:

1. I understand that infrastructure is dealt with after development, however, we have already doubled in size in terms of new homes and has seen no investment in the infrastructure in Fishbourne. Why is that?
2. The roads are already overpopulated and pollution is increasing, the railway does not provide a service that allows a reduction in road traffic neither does the bus service, how are these issues to be resolved both immediately and in the eventuality of any new development.
3. The school already has a waiting list and there is no doctors surgery, local drs are already reaching capacity (and you need to travel by car to drs and alternative local schools). How is this being dealt with both now and in the future.
4. In order to shop villagers need to travel as there is no local shopping facility, what are the proposals to deal with this?
5. How does the council propose that Fishbourne maintains its separate village identity?

I look forward to a response to the above. Please do not tell me that infrastructure is dealt with after development, if so, where is the infrastructure as we have seen significant development.