Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 4315
Received: 15/03/2023
Respondent: Mrs T P Swann
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
How are families without their own transport able to get to and from Horsham or Guildford for work? There are no employment opportunities, the surgery is at capacity, flooding is already an issue, power cuts are increasing and there is a lack of water capacity and waste water plans.
This is a beautiful rural area, full of wildlife and green space - this needs protecting rather than building on. The families who have recently moved in with children have voiced feeling cut off and isolated with no access to the facilities they need as they do not have cars.
LPC have spent time and effort to create a Revised Neighbourhood Plan which allocates 126 houses
plus 17 carried forward from the Made Neighbourhood Plan giving 143 houses. It has reached Regulation 14
consultation stage and is based upon the Preferred Approach Local Plan consultation. The residents
of the Parish and Loxwood Parish Council have satisfied themselves through evidence gathered that
126 homes is a sustainable allocation given the constraints that exist and it should not be ignored due to
water neutrality issues, let alone the transport and services issues.
This protects the village and the community and reflects the importance of Neighborhood plans for
Loxwood and the rest of the country - Loxwood is a historic small village with limited services and it should be understood and respected as such.
Policy A15 should be removed and Policies H2 and H3 amended to reflect a realistic allocation of 125
houses which is still generous compared to other local area with better services.
Loxwood should not be deemed to be a strategic location as it is a small rural village
Loxwood is not capable of sustaining a further 220 houses due to its lack of infrastructure. Families who have recently been moved into the new housing development are now walking over 4 miles to the next village (and back again along a dangerous road without a pavement), Rudgwick, in order to buy food from the Co-op as they do not have access to a car. Loxwood village does not have a general shop, only a highly priced butcher. The bus service is not viable for families who have children in school and who need to return within a reasonable amount of time to collect them - it is not servicable for work purposes.