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There should be a moratorium on any further house building until Southern Water have a concrete plan in place and have provided clear details of how they plan to deal with the overflows into the harbour.
The plan contradicts itself saying that development will only be permitted if it does not have an adverse impact on the quality of water bodies because the development proposed is guaranteed to adversely impact the harbour and there is no detail in the plan of how sewage overflows are going to be stopped or the damage that has already been done mitigated.

Last year, Southern Water polluted Chichester Harbour with 1700.37 hours of wastewater overflows. This is 70.85 days or 19.41% of the year. CDC are aware of this and recognises that wastewater infrastructure needs improvement but there is no guaranteed improvement promised in the plan. The plan states that development proposals will only be permitted if the development has no adverse impact on the quality of water bodies. However, if the system is at capacity at the moment which it is clear from the data above it is, then CDC have a duty to residents not to exacerbate the problem.

WGPC supports this approach but questions how it could be applied to Wisborough Green. Based on past experience, WGPC has little confidence that the necessary improvements will be implemented.

WGPC supports this approach but questions how it could be applied to Wisborough Green. Based on past experience, WGPC has little confidence that the necessary improvements will be implemented.