8.2
Object
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 3862
Received: 01/03/2023
Respondent: Mr Michael Wright
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The Plan fails to demonstrate how the proposed new scattered development areas can reduce car travel and improve public transport coverage/service. The scattered developments are residential low rise that have insufficient density to support public transport.
Secondly, The Plan acknowledges that many residents work outside Chichester but does not show a strategic plan to create substantial employment opportunites near Chichester to reduce car travel/trips and regenerate public transport. The Plan compares poorly with some other English City plans
Increase density of developments. Reduce encroachment into green belt areas distant from the City Centre. Explain how local public transport can transformed into a useable service by the majority of the population.
The Plan fails to demonstrate how the proposed new scattered development areas can reduce car travel and improve public transport coverage/service. The scattered developments are residential low rise that have insufficient density to support public transport.
Secondly, The Plan acknowledges that many residents work outside Chichester but does not show a strategic plan to create substantial employment opportunites near Chichester to reduce car travel/trips and regenerate public transport. The Plan compares poorly with some other English City plans
Support
Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 5219
Received: 17/03/2023
Respondent: Mr John Newman
I agree with this paragraph. We all know the problems of the Chichester by-pass only too well. I in fact cycled to Bognor and back this morning --the queue of cars on the A259 aiming for the roundabout connection with the A27 stretched back beyond Brick Kiln Farm while I was cycling both ways, and this is not unusual. If I am driving back from Bognor, I always turn right at the Drayton roundabout and come home via Shopwhyke Lakes - much easier! If I have been to Sainsbury's, I will often return either via Bradshaw Road or via Lavant, and I am well aware that I am not the only "rat" using these alternatives, which must annoy some people considerably. But at least one thing the authorities have got right is the new traffic lights south of the Drayton roundabout, which makes the journey for a cyclist so much safer - thank you.
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