Paragraph 4 of Policy P5 needs to add the consideration of climate change adaption measure including the the Dark Sky policy directive from The South Downs National Park, as a design aspiration so that all lighting is designed to be sensitive to the needs of nature.
Para 8 needs to conserve planting already in place and build developments around hedges and trees that are already established as per new directive ; Creating healthy and sustainable places for West Sussex.
Without these additions the policy is unsound as it is unsustainable.

Paragraph 4 of Policy P5 needs to add the consideration of climate change adaption measure including the the Dark Sky policy directive from The South Downs National Park, as a design aspiration so that all lighting is designed to be sensitive to the needs of nature. So that it is only lit for the minimum length of time for safety and all lights face downwards and do not detract from flight corridors of any airborne species, not does the lighting dazzle or infringe on non human activities in a way disadvantages the activities of wildlife.
Para 8 needs to conserve planting already in place and build developments around hedges and trees that are already established as per new directive from West Sussex ; Creating healthy and sustainable places for West Sussex. The aspiration from the Vision statement where Item 6 is Thriving and Accessible Natural Environments. Cutting down the natural environment to replant it afterwards doesn't work. The photo on page 10 is of the cathedral in Chichester as seen from the Bishops Palace Gardens, with its established trees. Emulate this beautiful garden that was established at the same time as the cathedral and we start well.