A significant reduction in the housing allocation along the A259 corridor between Chichester and Southbourne and the removal of A11 Highgrove Farm allocated site in particular.

The housing allocations outlined in A11,A12,A13 seem to go directly against the guidance of policy P2 on local character and distinctiveness. Extensive development in the countryside, "bolted on" to existing settlements of Bosham, Chidham & Hambrook and Southbourne will inevitably fly in the face of the statement in 6.7 that "It is important to maintain the separate distinct identity of different settlements and a clear transition between built up areas and the countryside."
Most new developments witnessed in the district in recent years demonstrably do not deliver on these aspirations - they offer buildings of generic design that do not contribute to local settlement character or join with villages in a coherent way. This is all too visible along the A259 between Chichester and Southbourne.