It seems particularly important for Birdham that developments receiving approval should be genuinely in consonance with the existing character of this particular environment. Infrastructure in the area is already under strain, and account has to taken of this, by ensuring that needed additional capacity is added commensurately with such approvals as are to be given.
It needs to be borne in mind that even relatively small sites - say with space foe 2 or 3 dwellings, could, in aggregate ,contribute significantly to the housing stock in the area, without becoming intrusive, and, just because they are not of the stature of sites offering 6 or more dwellings, should nevertheless be regarded as contributing towards the numbers required, and not ignored (as is understood to have been the case in the past) when assessing the degree of need for more housing.