Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 3824
Received: 23/02/2023
Respondent: Mr James Jewell
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
A policy to mitigate the adverse consequences in Loxwood of failing to provide a commutable bus service whilst still building additional housing leads to attempting to control the car when it is the only means of transport available to residents. The substantial deleopments planned by Waverley will seriously congest the A281 and the junction with it at Alfold for Loxwood residents for whom this is the main transport link for employment shopping and leisure.
To make any additional housing in Loxwood conditional on a commutable bus service.
I recognise the predominant concerns regarding the A27 and urban areas and that mine is a local focus on the North and particularly Loxwood. Travel from this village is primarily towards and through Waverley District for employment, shopping and leisure and access to the A281 is crucial. Waverley has extensive housing development planned that will add significantly to traffic on the A281 with increased difficulty of access to it and longer travel times along it. If a daily commutable bus service does not exist then policies to manage, ie discourage, car use are seriously disadvantageous to a population dependent on it. To permit the planned additional housing without recognising this issue is a nonsense. To require a significant proportion of those to be social housing is also ridiculous as these occupants will be leased able to afford cars. Social Housing also reduces the CIL contribution which in the circumstances is sorely needed to help cope with issues like these. If the new houses are to the south of this village they will add substantially to the traffic flow through the high street.