as a resident of Fishbourne for some 40 years I am writing to register my concern at the plan review in particular at the proposed development of Bethwines farm. I don't think that your " preferred approach" meets the needs and aspirations of the majority of Fishbone residents or agrees with the statement made by the Secretary of State for Housing Communities and local Government. (Local Communities should determine the right number of homes and how they fit in).

Fishbourne needs to retain its rural character, there is a considerable risk that house building once started on Bethwines Farm site would eventually escalate in scale and threaten and destroy the open green space between Fishbourne and Bosham. Already 2 houses have been built recently at the bottom of Blackboy Lane and I believe there is a strip of land nearer Fishbourne playing field which decades years ago was foreseen as potential land for dwellings.

In todays society where locally produced food in particularly vegetables are becoming more and more important from the health and sustainability point of view it is essential that high quality farmland is retained and Bethwines farm is an ideal site in scale and location for continued food production. I think it is grade 2 arable farmland, and to use it for building contradicts the recommendations of the NPPF.

This land also serves as a wildlife corridor.

Loss of this sustainable farmland would lead to a whole series of problems such as:
light pollution,
noise pollution
increased vehicle pollution since there are no local jobs damage to existing roads which are already in poor condition!
stretching an already oversubscribed primary school, reduction in wildlife despite new rules about runoff of surface water additional dwellings would increase the risk of flooding and below standard drainage and natural soak aways overstretched doctors and dentists surgeries larger feeder roads such as Salthill Road would experience even more traffic than at present with its already short cut/rat race to Chichester centre getting worse together with attendant excessive speed problems.

OK some of the above items can be mitigated to a degree by planning conditions but at the end of the day developers are in it to make money and they will carefully pick items which they think look good to purchasers and are worth investing in. The council has limited legal clout, funds and staff resources to ensure that the desirable results are achieved. So no houses at all on Bethwines please.

As I understand it Fishbourne has already built more homes than required, I think 60 homes without improvements to infrastructure.

Fishbourne has already increased its population by 30% since 2001!
60 homes were built in 2011-1013 .Enough is enough!

If some more houses are essential then use the land at Clay lane near the railway and A27 instead for a limited number and move the wildlife corridor. This would have little effect on all Fishbourne residents.