Object
Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035
Representation ID: 462
Received: 01/02/2019
Respondent: Mr Neil Hipkiss
This area was previously excluded from development plans:
The likelihood of flooding in an area with risk Zones 2/3a/3b
The proximity to and detriment of the AONB, wildlife.
The negative impact on views of Chichester Cathedral
In November 2016 CDC concluded: "Overall this site has the most negative impacts and the fewest positive of all the Chichester options."
CDC needs to be clear about the reasons it has changed its view since previous iterations of the Local Plan.
There are viable alternative sites for these developments as cited in Policies S15 & S16 of the Local Plan.
This area was previously excluded from development plans (December 2016 Report: Site Allocation: Proposed Submission Development Plan Document 2014-2029 Methodology and Assessment - Table 9.1 P 40)
Reasons include:
The likelihood of flooding in an area with risk Zones 2/3a/3b (December 2018 Report: Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and October 2018 Report: Sustainability Appraisal for the Chichester Local Plan Review -Preferred Approach)
The proximity to and detriment of the AONB, wildlife etc.
The negative impact on many of the most important views of Chichester Cathedral (April 2005 Report: The Future Growth of Chichester - Landscape and Visual Amenity Considerations)
The Sustainability Appraisal in November 2016 states: "Overall this site has the most negative impacts and the fewest positive of all the Chichester options."
If there is to be any meaningful consultation on the development of this site, CDC needs to be clear about the reasons it has changed its view since previous iterations of the Local Plan.
There are viable alternative sites for these developments as cited in Policies S15 & S16 of the Local Plan.