Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission

Object

Representation ID: 5545

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: West Sussex Growers' Association

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The policy should be more flexible to meet the needs of the horticultural sector.
Over the coming years, more provision of space for nurseries, high-tech glasshouses, packhouses and reservoirs will be required; however, there will also be an increased need for ancillary development, such as: Vertical Farming Projects, Research & Development Facilities, Alternative Energy Centres, Logistics and Distribution Centres, Engineering and Technical Support Facilities.

Policy E4 makes provision for new horticultural and ancillary development which is defined at paragraph 7.29 as other processes directly related to the production of horticultural products. However, as a result of representations received from the horticulture industry, it is proposed that “functionally-linked” replaces “ancillary” as a description for those activities associated with horticultural development

Support

Representation ID: 5547

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: West Sussex Growers' Association

Over the last five years the horticultural industry has seen a chronic shortage of workers at all skills levels. This has been a major problem locally due to the very high accommodation and transport costs in the Chichester area.

Providing new, purpose built staff accommodation facilities on site can solve many of these problems. On site accommodation for workers would attract many people who would otherwise not be able to afford to rent rooms in the wider Chichester area (Havant, Selsey, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) and would also drastically reduce their transport costs.

Support and comment noted

Object

Representation ID: 6191

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: West Sussex Growers' Association

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Government has tasked Growers to grow more home grown produce, increase productivity, reduce food miles and the UK’s reliance on imported food. There is also an increasing need for space to grow plants, shrubs and trees. These aims can be achieved; however, the Horticultural and Food Industries need Local Planning Policies to be in place that enables sustainable development. To this end, more flexibility is needed in the current CDC Local Plan - Horticultural Policy to meet the needs of the Horticultural sector.

Policy E4 makes provision for new horticultural and ancillary development which is defined at paragraph 7.29 as other processes directly related to the production of horticultural products. However, as a result of representations received from the horticulture industry, it is proposed that “functionally-linked” replaces “ancillary” as a description for those activities associated with horticultural development.

Object

Representation ID: 6192

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: West Sussex Growers' Association

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Government has tasked Growers to grow more home grown produce, increase productivity, reduce food miles and the UK’s reliance on imported food. There is also an increasing need for space to grow plants, shrubs and trees. These aims can be achieved; however, the Horticultural and Food Industries need Local Planning Policies to be in place that enables sustainable development. To this end, more flexibility is needed in the current CDC Local Plan - Horticultural Policy to meet the needs of the Horticultural sector.

Policy E4 makes provision for new horticultural and ancillary development which is defined at paragraph 7.29 as other processes directly related to the production of horticultural products. However, as a result of representations received from the horticulture industry, it is proposed that “functionally-linked” replaces “ancillary” as a description for those activities associated with horticultural development