Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5410
Received: 17/03/2023
Respondent: Mr and Mis Butterfield and Waldron
Agent: Rodway Planning Consultancy Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Site submitted - Fourways, Fishbourne. 9 dwellings.
Include site as allocation.
See attached for full submission.
Conclusion
In light of all the above we contend that Site HFB0023 (Fourways) should be reconsidered for allocation for housing development in the Draft Plan. The Site is positively assessed in the HELAA, and is situated adjacent to existing housing and roads. Fishbourne is an area that is clearly suitable for new housing, as acknowledged in the Draft Plan. The Site is previously developed and provides an opportunity for new housing in a sustainable location, without encroaching onto greenfield land.
In this context the natural next step would be to add the Site to the Draft Plan as additional site allocation for residential development.
We put this Site forward with the intention to provide high quality housing in an area with an identified need. We have made it clear in the above representations that the Site is eminently available, sustainably located and can provide much needed new residential units.
The Site is unconstrained by any landscape or other planning designations. The work that has been undertaken, and the conclusions of which clearly identify that the Site is suitable for development.
In our opinion, the Draft Plan should be modified now, so as to allocate our Client’s land opportunity at Fourways for residential development, which would make a notable contribution to the minimum amount of housing that Fishbourne is required to accommodate during the Plan period.
Parallel with an allocation, the Settlement Boundary should also be amended so as to encompass the entirety of our Client’s land.