Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 4151

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

We absolutely support your policy NE4 regarding strategic wildlife corridors. But the Parish Council thinks the wildlife corridors should be expanded upon in future to be more effective and be sacrosanct and preserved in perpetuity. Natural England has advised that wildlife corridors should be 100m wide. Connectivity for wildlife should not be interrupted between the AONB of Chichester Harbour and the South Downs National Park and that connectivity is essential to the health of both of those areas.

Comment noted. The width of the corridors needs to be based on technical information relating to location and presence of species. In the absence of further evidence it is not considered justified to widen corridors

Support

Representation ID: 4152

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

We support this policy in full. In particular, we support greater protection of rare bats particularly Barbastelles which commute through our Parish to the AONB and need dark skies and lack of interference in their commuting routes.

Support and comment noted

Support

Representation ID: 4153

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

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Support noted

Support

Representation ID: 4154

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

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Support noted

Support

Representation ID: 4155

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

We would encourage any policy which maximises the safety of individuals but also manages a more economic use of energy resources.
Include 'Switch off the Lights' suggestion made to Chichester District Council at a recent meeting.
This policy should be expanded to include measures to reduce light pollution in urban areas.

Support and comment noted. The policy applies to relevant proposals within any part of the plan area.

Object

Representation ID: 4156

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Are these distances adequate given the now accelerating rise in sea level?

The setback distances have been reviewed in discussion with Natural England and revisions proposed to the policy.

Object

Representation ID: 4157

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Are these distances adequate given the now accelerating rise in sea level?

Support noted. This policy does not refer to any distances. Refer to responses on Policy NE12.

Object

Representation ID: 4158

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Climate Emergency Action Plan is still developing. This should have come first to inform the Local Plan.

As set out in paragraphs 2.30 and 2.31, the Climate Emergency Action Plan is separate to the Local Plan as the Climate Emergency is not solely related to development and planning. The Climate Emergency Action Plan was first published in January 2021, well before publication of the Local Plan, and there have been annual progress updates.

Object

Representation ID: 4159

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Locating 300 houses in N & H and 300 in Bosham would be in direct conflict with this policy. Housing of that magnitude would severely impact on landscape, the setting of the AONB, use of agricultural land, use of open land in the countryside, long-distance views, wildlife corridors and rural character.

The spatial strategy seeks to locate the majority of development in locations which have access to a range of services and facilities, informed by the settlement hierarchy evidence. This has also been influenced by site availability and suitability, environmental and other constraints

Object

Representation ID: 4160

Received: 15/03/2023

Respondent: Chidham and Hambrook Parish Council

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? Yes

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Nutbourne and Hambrook do not function as one service village. Along with Bosham this area is not capable of accommodating growth of this magnitude. All sites available have severe restrictions which have not been taken into account; they are on good quality agricultural land,, in wildlife corridors or within the setting of the AONB. To build this large scale housing will be contrary to many other policies. To build such large scale housing it will be contrary to many other policies.

The housing distribution seeks to reconcile a range of factors in order to achieve the most sustainable approach to the distribution of development. This is set out in more detail in the Sustainability Appraisal and Housing Distribution Background Paper.

Development in the southern plan area will be subject to the requirements of the Local Plan natural environment policies, particularly Policy NE2 (Natural Landscape), NE5 (Biodiversity) and NE13 (Chichester Harbour AONB) and the site specific requirements set out in the strategic allocation policies