Object

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 501

Received: 29/01/2019

Respondent: Mr Gareth Wright

Representation Summary:

Object to: "Land will be allocated for development in the Hunston Neighbourhood Plan for a minimum of 200 dwellings"

Comment on: "The emerging Infrastructure Delivery Plan findings should be incorporated into development proposals, in particular, social facilities and green infrastructure as well as walking and cycle paths to local facilities so that new developments are well connected to the existing village and surrounding area."

Full text:

1st amendment:
I think this statement should be amended "Land will be allocated for development in the Hunston Neighbourhood Plan for a minimum of 200 dwellings" to "Land will be allocated for development in the Hunston Neighbourhood Plan for a maximum of 100 dwellings". I think that is a far more reasonable number. I recommend this amendment because:

1. I strongly believe that Hunston's current designation as urban (by WSCC & CDC) is incorrect & not representative. Statements like this "Parts of Hunston lie within a conservation area and the village also has a designated Site of Nature Conservation Interest and Ancient Woodland at Hunston Copse." re-enforce my belief that Hunston is rural. I feel the high number of new dwellings planned for Hunston is largely influenced by this inaccurate designation.
2. 200 new dwellings would, at best, introduce 200 new cars onto the B2145. Worst case scenario 400 new cars on the B2145. This is already one of the busiest B roads in the county.
3. There is a perception that Hunston has suitable land parcels for development (more so than Mundham). However the land south of the church (owned by the church) I have seen flood in winter months reducing its suitability for development, at least at the scale proposed.

2nd amendment: "The emerging Infrastructure Delivery Plan findings should be incorporated into development proposals, in particular, social facilities and green infrastructure as well as walking and cycle paths to local facilities so that new developments are well connected to the existing village."

to become:

"The emerging Infrastructure Delivery Plan findings should be incorporated into development proposals, in particular, social facilities and green infrastructure as well as walking and cycle paths to local facilities so that new developments are well connected to the existing village and surrounding area."

I am pleased to see provision for local footpath improvement. I think with the increased volume of people in the village more work will need to be done to encourage sustainable modes of travel out of the village. Can specific attention be given to the path that leads from Hunston to the new Chichester Free School. This would promote more people to walk/cycle into Chichester than to drive along the B2145.