I would like to state my objections to this housing development plan for the following reasons:

Brown field, derelict or abandoned sites, or small developments in city or village centres should be the building plan options not farm land. This land should be kept and used for food supplies particularly now that society as a whole is looking to greener resources. Two of Chichester District Council’s land allocation proposals breach the principle of reducing ‘food miles’, namely, Highgrove Farm and Apuldram/Donnington.

Flooding in this area is a constant threat and The National Policy Planning Framework acknowledges this saying ‘development in areas of risk is inappropriate and should be avoided’ yet these proposed plans totally ignore this.

As a regular walker along the A259, I observe frequent build up of traffic which will only be exacerbated by housing development.