Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 3848
Received: 25/02/2023
Respondent: Mrs Deborah Speirs
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The council is assuming the current capacity of the A27 is a permanent constraint which is not sound rationale. The M27 was originally designed to run from Cadnam through to West Sussex but currently stops at Portsmouth. If the A27 was enlarged and capacity increased then the council could accommodate any unmet need within the south of the district rather than the north. I presume this is a question of money rather than sound logic. It must be preferable to build houses in more urban areas around the existing A27 than green field sites around northern villages.
To include reference to housing projections in the south of the district if A27 was enlarged.
The council is assuming the current capacity of the A27 is a permanent constraint which is not sound rationale. The M27 was originally designed to run from Cadnam through to West Sussex but currently stops at Portsmouth. If the A27 was enlarged and capacity increased then the council could accommodate any unmet need within the south of the district rather than the north. I presume this is a question of money rather than sound logic. It must be preferable to build houses in more urban areas around the existing A27 than green field sites around northern villages.