Views of Chichester cathedral spire, Oving church Spire and south downs are within conservation area and should be protected. Saxon meadow is within a conservation area, this should be extended to protect these views and the open space which surrounds them. This would make plan compliant with P11. Alternative more appropriate brownfield sites should be used rather than destroying historical views. Saxon meadow is set within a semi-rural area – maintain rural surroundings and do not build on good agricultural land. Council needs to select existing sites that are brownfield and urban -what about the city centre of Chichester – all those unused shops and buildings post covid?

Policy P11 protects views into and out of an area, in this case, the area is Saxon meadow a designated conservation area. The plan is not legally compliant as it fails to take into account properly the protection of the existing views which include views that take in
Chichester cathedral spire, Oving church spire and the south downs. The sheer density, proximity and positioning of the new builds will block these views so
Policy P11 has not been satisfied. (please see photos of views of Oving church spire and south downs and the graphic diagram which shows with black arrows the views that should be protected for the plan to be fully compliant.)