Object
Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035
Representation ID: 902
Received: 07/02/2019
Respondent: Mrs Zoe Neal
West Sussex Grower's Association's Growing Together Strategic Plan 2017-West Sussex produces over £1billion in annual sales of fruit, vegetables, salads and plants and employs more than 9,000 people, employing 65% in the Chichester area. They proceed to state that their members require additional land for the successful growth of the local horticultural industry. The Local Plan area has the best natural light, longest daylight hours and some of the most fertile agricultural soils in the county, CDC are destroying this prized asset by building on it. This arable land needs protecting from development.
West Sussex Grower's Association's Growing Together Strategic Plan 2017-West Sussex produces over £1billion in annual sales of fruit, vegetables, salads and plants and employs more than 9,000 people, employing 65% in the Chichester area. They proceed to state that their members require additional land for the successful growth of the local horticultural industry. The Local Plan area has the best natural light, longest daylight hours and some of the most fertile agricultural soils in the county, CDC are destroying this prized asset by building on it. This arable land needs protecting from development.