Support

Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 4181

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Representation Summary:

We agree with it but it needs to be tightly controlled. Design & access statements need to be fully considered. We have an enormously diverse range of housing types.
This embraces some sound design principles. Our major concern is that the District Council planning team has sufficient resources to be able at the pre-application phase, to really assess the level of compliance with these ambitious design principles. We feel that it is important in rural and semi-rural locations to pay significant attention to the intended design and quality of new homes. Certain recent housing developments around Chichester have fallen way short of these aims.

Full text:

We agree with it but it needs to be tightly controlled. Design & access statements need to be fully considered. We have an enormously diverse range of housing types.
This embraces some sound design principles. Our major concern is that the District Council planning team has sufficient resources to be able at the pre-application phase, to really assess the level of compliance with these ambitious design principles. We feel that it is important in rural and semi-rural locations to pay significant attention to the intended design and quality of new homes. Certain recent housing developments around Chichester have fallen way short of these aims.