Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Support

Representation ID: 4594

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy intent.

Comment noted

Support

Representation ID: 4601

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this approach but questions how it could be applied to Wisborough Green. Please refer to attached document for further details.

Support noted.

Support

Representation ID: 4605

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this policy intent but had concerns relating to water supply and wastewater treatment as detailed in its submission for Policy H3.
In terms of wastewater, severe problems are already being experienced and additional housing has the potential to exacerbate these issues.
WGPC is concerned that Southern Water is not taking these concerns seriously, and capacity figures are based upon dry weather.

Support noted – comments related to H3 are recorded against that policy.

Support

Representation ID: 4606

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this statement but is concerned that Southern Water is not taking these concerns seriously, and capacity figures are based upon dry weather.

Comment noted

Support

Representation ID: 4609

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this statement but highlights that there is very limited sport provision is provided in WG and is reliant upon volunteer support to run clubs. Many, of all age groups, already look for different leisure opportunities outside the village. Increasing provision in the village is an unrealistic aspiration as there is no space; the recreation area in the village centre is a registered village green, in the centre of the Conservation Area.

Noted.

Support

Representation ID: 4612

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

WGPC supports this approach but questions how it could be applied to Wisborough Green. Whilst the definition of the term ‘larger villages’ is not specified, any claim of WG offering ‘a range of local facilities and play an important role in providing services to their local communities’ is not the case; WG has three pubs (one closed) and a village shop, solely used for top-up purchases. The community facilities rely upon volunteers and recruitment to support village facilities is becoming increasing difficult.

Noted.

Support

Representation ID: 4619

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

However, the statement of fact and the key conclusion lacks adequate specification - WG lacks ‘Landscape Capacity’.
The LP Review includes the Landscape Capacity Study that includes the NE Parishes. The assessment for WG correctly determines the sensitivity to be High and the Capacity for development is Low; specific conclusions assert that there is limited scope for development outside the existing Settlement Area. The report gives a clear indication that high scale growth would be a loss of important rural landscape and countryside; whilst defining ‘high scale’ could be subjective, development that adds double-digit inflation of housing numbers should qualify.

The Landscape Capacity Study indicated there was some potential for development around Wisborough Green and the HELAA assessed several sites as being suitable.

Support

Representation ID: 4628

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Support – with qualification
Please refer to the attached document.

Comments noted. See also response to representation 6233 from Wisborough Green Parish Council.

Support

Representation ID: 5260

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

This comment relates to P16 but omitted from P16 response. Relates to points 3 and 4.
WGPC supports the policy intent but this cannot be applied to Wisborough Green.
This is, again, a Chichester centric policy; it ignores the exigencies and impracticability of creating a cycling network and pedestrian routes on/adjacent to overcrowded and busy minor roads.
This fails to promote a healthy lifestyle or address the inadequacies of the lack of public transport.
This is not practical for the north-east parishes

Support noted

Object

Representation ID: 6194

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Support – with qualification
WGPC agree that Chichester District requires an effective adopted Local Plan to protect the district, and especially villages, from speculative development. However, WGPC has concerns about the methodology for the housing allocation.
Wisborough Green cannot take further (significant in percentage terms) housing allocation without a detrimental impact on its rural and historic character - contrary to Local Plan objectives.

The increase in the north compared to the Preferred Approach is due to the need to explore all possible means of meeting the 638dpa figure, which included looking again at the potential for development in the north east of the plan area. For further detail on the justification for the housing figure in the north east of the plan area, please see the Housing Distribution Background Paper (July 2024).

The Housing Distribution Background Paper (July 2024) explains the development of the proposed distribution of housing and the SA report (January 2023, Section 7), sets out the Council’s reasoning for the preferred growth strategy having considered reasonable alternatives.