paragraph 1.3 Planning to build 628 houses / units peer annum for many years is dependent on people purchasing these houses in what will become a more difficult money supply period as the UK recovers in part from the loss of employment and the pandemic. Developers will not build houses unless there is every prospect of them being bought.

paragraph 2.3 The most appropriate development comes from the most suitable locations and this should include brownfield sites rather than greenfield sites. There seems to be a in-built system discounting brownfield sites. A redundant commercial horticultural nursery site with no employment and no food production would still be discounted for development in favour of building on greenfield agricultural land.

paragraph 3.1 The Framework needs to protect areas such as the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) as particularly important. In an area such as the AONB any planning applications need to follow the principle of disproving the adverse impacts would demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

paragraph 3.4 Although the IPS should be helpful until the Local Plan Review is completed the acid test of its importance will be whether can it stand up to scrutiny at a Planning Inquiry?

paragraph 4.2 The provision of additional infrastructure needs to be in parallel with housing development to provide the community assets required rather than possibly follow on years later.

paragraph 4.5 Build new houses where sites are available which may mean they are not located in relation to existing settlements with access to facilities and services. There are several examples within Birdham where building has taken place such as at the Westlands Estate and the Greenacres Estate that are far from facilities and services. Also the new affordable housing at Piggery Hall Lane / Church Lane in East Wittering is another example.

paragraph 4.6 Only agree to suitable sites for building that do not significantly change the character of a place.


paragraph 4.7 Agree that infrastructure is required in line with building development, not following on years later or not at all.

paragraph 6.2 point 4 Agree that one of the criteria that the Council considers good quality development is that development proposals need to make best and most efficient use of land, for example building on brownfield sites.