Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 6227

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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

The revised housing distribution is explained in the relevant background paper. The HELAA study is a technical study rather than an in-depth consideration of sites. Further detail and consideration of sites would be undertaken as part of the subsequent Neighbourhood Plan process

Object

Representation ID: 6228

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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.

Object

Representation ID: 6229

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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

Object

Representation ID: 6230

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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.

Comments noted, however, the village does have a range of leisure facilities.

Object

Representation ID: 6231

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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.

Larger villages are those designated as local service centres in hierarchy.

Object

Representation ID: 6232

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

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.

Object

Representation ID: 6233

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Horsham District Council plans demonstrate development advancing towards the WGPC boundary along the Arun River, and there is a real prospect of many hundreds of additional houses. Additional proposed major developments nearby at Dunsfold, in Waverley BC, Surrey, will also have incremental pressure on infrastructure local to Wisborough Green. Development in WG will aggregate with the growth of Billingshurst, and other local areas, and should be assessed together, especially with regard to all aspects of infrastructure. WGPC do not believe that spatial planning issues across local authority boundaries are being correctly considered. Incremental gains in WG, a sensitive rural village appear pointless set against the vast developments over the village boundary – poor coordination? CDC's duty of co-ordination with neighbouring authorites seem to only be considered at macro level, ignoring this cumulative effect of development outside CDC NE plan area.

It is accepted that new development may affect existing infrastructure and local services and may require new or enhanced provision to meet needs. Therefore, all relevant service providers are consulted to identify if the services they provide have existing capacity or if additional capacity is needed to accommodate the proposed development. This is outlined in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) that supports the Local Plan. It is the responsibility of service providers and stakeholders to identify and ensure delivery of the infrastructure that is required. The Local Plan plays a supporting role in helping to deliver infrastructure by requiring developers to make financial contributions through the developer obligation process (as set out in policy I1) or by the phasing of development in line with the expected delivery of required infrastructure. CDC will continue to work with service providers to understand the Plan Area’s infrastructure needs and to regularly update the IDP (through the IBP).

Object

Representation ID: 6234

Received: 16/03/2023

Respondent: Wisborough Green Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Summary: 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

Comments noted. The policy applies equally to all parts of the plan area whether urban or more rural in context