The identification of strategic locations should have looked back at the 'Unconstrained List' of sites considered in previous plans. Housing requirements and sustainability issues have changed over time and these sites were studied and housing capacities estimated in the past. Foe example Site CC175 to the South of Chichester was identified in the 2009 Plan and is now sited next to the new secondary school. This location is sustainable and encourages walking rather than driving to school which affect the A27 at peak times.

A Master Plan should already have been developed for Tangmere based on the original housing allocation of 1000 dwellings. The Government now requires all development to produce a net environmental gain and it is hard to see how this can be achieved by increasing housing density by 30%. The Tangmere Neighbourhood Plan clearly sets out the need for a sustainable movement network and green infrastructure.Increasing the housing density will make it difficult to deliver the wishes of the local population and respect the planning process.